böhren

From Middle Low German beren, from Old Saxon beran. Compare English bear, Dutch baren.

böhren (third-person singular simple present böhrt, past tense böhr, past participle böhrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to lift, raise

   De Koh böhrt de Steert — The cow raises its tail.

2. to carry, bear

   Kannst du den vullen Ammel böhren oder is he to swoor? — Can you carry the full bucket or is it too heavy?.

The strong past participle boren is also used, but only with the meaning "born, given birth".

From Old Saxon *burian, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Compare Dutch beuren.

böhren (third-person singular simple present böhrt, past tense böhr, past participle böhrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to happen
2. to beseem

• (to lift) hoochnehmen, hoochböhren, wuppen, heven
• (to happen) schehn, aflopen, angahn, vör sik gahn, passeren, geböhren