Also, the kyng graunted that the seriaunts bothe of the meire and the schirreves of London schulde berenbefore the maire and the schirreves of London maces of silver and over gilte, withe the kynges armes.
And [th]erfore whan grete lordes and knyghtes gon to seche worschipe in armes, [th]ei beren gladly the dyamaund vpon hem.
In that contree is but lytille arberye, ne trees that beren frute, ne othere.
And in that contree, and in other contrees there abouten, growen many trees, that beren clowe gylofres and notemuges, and grete notes of Ynde and of canelle and of many other spices.
And alle the folk of the contree ryden comounly with outen spores: but thei beren alle weys a lytille whippe in hire hondes, for to chacen with hire hors.
And thanne men beren the dede body unto a gret hille, with gret joye and solempnyte.
In that lond ben trees, that beren wolle, as thoghe it were of scheep; where of men maken clothes, and alle thing that may ben made of wolle.
And among tho geauntes ben scheep, als grete as oxen here; and thei beren gret wolle and roughe.
And there ben vynes, that beren so grete grapes, that a strong man scholde have y now to done, for to bere o clustre with alle the grapes.
And there ben note trees, that beren notes, als grete as a mannes hed.
Theise men lyven be the smelle of wylde apples, and whan thei gon ony fer weye, thei beren the apples with hem.
Of wenches wolde I beren him on honde, Whan that for syk unnethes mighte he stonde.
Soothly, what thing that he yeveth for veyne glorie, as to minstrals and to folk, for to beren his renoun in the world, he hath sinne ther-of and noon almesse.
And eek thou most eschewe the conseilling of hem that been thy servants, and beren thee greet reverence; for peraventure they seyn it more for drede than for love.
A wys wyf, if that she can hir good, Shal berenhim on hond the cow is wood, And take witnesse of hir owene mayde Of hir assent; but herkneth how I sayde.
Mätzner also takes bit as biteð, eats, but explains beren abuten, about the barn.
And to alle cristene men | beren pais and luue bitwen,’ GE 7.
And thei beren but o scheld and o spere, with outen other armes.
Also in Egypt ben gardyns, than han trees and herbes, the whiche beren frutes 7 tymes in the zeer.
And thanne gon men be desart unto the Vale of Elyn; in the whiche vale be 12 welles: and there ben 72 trees of palme, that beren the dates, the whiche Moyses fond with the children of Israel.
And there is the place, where the Jewes wolden han cast up the body of oure Lady, whan the apostles beren the body to ben buryed, in the Vale of Josaphathe.
And of gold and sylver, that men beren in his contree, he makethe cylours, pyleres and paumentes in his palays, and other dyverse thinges, what him lykethe.
And therefore whan grete lordes and knyghtes gon to seche worschipe in armes, thei berengladly the dyamaund upon hem.
And be hem turnethe alle the firmament, righte as dothe a wheel, that turnethe be his axille tree; so that tho sterres beren the firmament in 2 egalle parties; so that it hathe als mochel aboven, as it hathe benethen.
And in that same clothe so y wrapped, the aungeles beren hire body to the Mount Synay, and there thei buryed hire with it.
And whan that money hathe ronne so longe, that it begynnethe to waste, than men beren it to the emperoures tresorye: and than thei taken newe money for the olde.
And other trees there ben also, that beren wyn of noble sentement.
Me thinketh no wight oghte her-of us blame, Ne beren us ther-for an evel name.
Men beren eek thise wommen upon honde That lightly, and withouten any peyne, 275 They wonne been; they can no wight withstonde That his disese list to hem compleyne.
The pilgrimes saw he faste by, That berenhem ful mekely, And humblely they with him mette.
Herkne opon Hildegare Hou homlich he telleth How her sustinaunce is synne; And syker, as I trowe, Weren her confessiones Clenly destrued, Hy shoulde noughtberen hem so brag, Ne belden so heyghe.
For the felle wind Auster 5 tormenteth the cop of the mountaigne with all his strengthes; and the lause sandes refusen to beren the hevy wighte.
I am accused that I sholde han destourbed the accuser to beren lettres, by whiche he sholde han maked the senatoures gilty ayeins the kinges real maiestee.
And if he wolde ought by his sort it preve If that I lye, in certayn I shal fonde Distorben him, and plukke him by the sleve, Makinge his sort, and beren him on honde, He hath not wel the goddes understonde.
It is curious to note their gradation from Chaucer, whose expression is Beren hem on hond, or bare him on hand; implying always, it appears to me, the same meaning as I have given to the words above.
And in another poem we have-- "And trees ther were gret foisoun, That beren notes in her sesoun.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "beren" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
