Inbear
Part of speech: verb
Definitions
- To carry or bring something toward the interior or inward direction
- To conduct or direct something into a space or toward an inner location
- To transport or move something inward into an enclosed area or inner part
Etymology: The verb "inbear" descends from Old English "inberan," meaning "to carry in" or "bring in," a plain compound of "in" and "bear." Its Middle English form "inberen" kept that literal sense of physically conveying something into a place. The word is a close relative of "infer," which reached English by a different route: "infer" was borrowed from Latin "inferre," which also means "to bring in," so the two words are doublets, two forms of the same ancient idea that entered the language separately.