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Where does “wigbære” come from?

wigbære (Old English) comes from Old English -bære, from Proto-Germanic bēriz — bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...

wigbære (Old English): warlike, martial, eager for war or battle

Definitions

  1. warlike, martial, eager for war or battle

Ancestry of “wigbære”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-bæresuffix meaning bearing, having; having the...
2Proto-Germanicbērizbearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...
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