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bera v (acc) (bar, báru, borið)

1. (halda á) carry
2. (halda uppi) bear, sustain
3. (ala) give birth (of cows and sheep)
4. impers
það ber að gera þetta
it is to be done
honum ber að gera þetta
it is his duty to do it
það sem honum ber
what he deserves
það ber mikið á honum
he is prominent
það ber ekki mikið á því
it's not very noticeable, it doesn't show much
þegar fundum okkar bar saman
when we happened to meet
ber margt á milli þeirra
they disagree on many issues
þeim bar ekki saman um e-ð
they had different opinions on sth
5. refl be carried
báturinn barst með straumnum
the boat was carried along by the current
6. pp born
borinn og barnfæddur
born and bred
7. phrases
~ árangur
be fruitful, give results
~ á e-ð
anoint sth
~ e-ð á borð
serve (food etc)
~ á móti e-u
deny sth
~ e-m e-ð á brýn
accuse sby of sth
~ af sér högg
parry a blow
~ sig eftir e-u
try to get sth, reach out for sth
~ fram
pronounce
~ fram tillögu
put forward a proposal
~ fram mat
serve food
~ e-ð fyrir sig
use sth as an excuse
~ e-n fyrir e-u
quote sby as a source for sth
e-ð ber fyrir e-n
sth happens to sby
~ e-ð með sér
show clear signs of sth
~ e-s merki
show signs of sth
~ niður
start
~ saman
compare
~ til
happen
~ sig til við e-ð
go about sth
~ e-ð undir e-n
ask for sby's opinion about sth
~ upp tillögu
put forward a proposal
~ sig upp
complain
~ út frétt
spread news
~ e-n út
evict sby
~ út barn
expose a child, leave a child in the open to die
~ út blöð
deliver newspapers
~ e-ð utan á sér
show sth clearly
~ við
happen
~ við himinn
stand out against the sky
~ e-u við
use sth as an excuse

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