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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *bēriz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_bēriz</idno>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_beriz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bēriz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>bēriz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈbɛː.riz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛒᛖᚱᛁᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">i-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>bearable, fruitful, viable</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>pertaining to bearing, carrying</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From Proto-Indo-European *bʰēr-í-s, a lengthened grade adjectival form of *bʰer- (‘to bear, carry’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>bēriz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērī</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērį, -jatō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērį, -jatō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijas, bērīs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijas, bērīs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>bērijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>bērijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>bērijaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērijaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērijōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērijanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērijô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērijanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērijōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērīniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērīniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērijanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērijanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērīni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērīni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērijammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērijammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērīnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērīnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>bērijammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>bērijōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>bērijammiz</orth>
            </form>
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                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>-bǣre</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>-bere</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>-bearing</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                  <orth>*bare, -bēre, -bēr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>-boar</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>-ber</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                  <orth>-bāri</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                    <orth>-bār(e), -bēr(e)</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Low German</lang>
                      <orth>-bor, -bar</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Norwegian</lang>
                      <orth>-bar</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>-bar</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                  <orth>*-bāri</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>-baer</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>-baar</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old High German</lang>
                  <orth>-bāri</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                    <orth>-bære, -bāre</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>German</lang>
                      <orth>-bar</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>bærr, -bærr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>bær, -bær</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>-bǣr</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
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          </re>
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