new-bearadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːbɛː/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)uˌbɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– new-bare, 1800s– new-baa'd (irregular), 1800s– new-bay'd (irregular), 1800s– new-bear, 1800s– newber.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian.

Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian nybær , early modern Danish nybær , nybære , adjectives, in the same sense) < the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic ný- (combining form of nýr new adj.; compare new adv.) + the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic -bærr that bears (compare Old Icelandic snemmbærr (of a cow) that calves or has calved early, (of a sheep) that lambs or has lambed early, síðbærr (of a cow) that calves or has calved late; cognate with Old English -bǣre , Old Frisian -bēre (West Frisian -ber ), Middle Dutch -baer (Dutch -baar ), Middle Low German -bār , Old High German -bāri (Middle High German -bære , German -bar ), all in sense ‘that bears’ < an ablaut variant (lengthened grade) of the Germanic base of bear v.¹). Compare also Icelandic nýbæringur a cow that has newly calved (18th cent.).

English regional (east midlands).

Of a cow: that has newly calved. Also as n.

ΚΠ

1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments 106 Those Kine are said to be deepest of milke, which are new bare; that is, which haue but lately calued.

1856 P. Thompson Hist. & Antiq. Boston, Lincoln xvi. 716 New-bare, applied to a cow that has lately calved.

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 179/1 New-bay'd-cow, a cow which has very recently had a calf.

1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. 179/1 ‘Two newbear cows, two rearing calves’; or ‘New-bare cow, two reared calves’.

a1903 J. P. Kirk in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 258/1 [South Nottinghamshire] A newber cow gives the most milk.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. New-bear, newber,..a cow which has just given birth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	new-bear
释义	new-bearadj.n. Brit. /ˈnjuːbɛː/, U.S. /ˈn(j)uˌbɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– new-bare, 1800s– new-baa'd (irregular), 1800s– new-bay'd (irregular), 1800s– new-bear, 1800s– newber. Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian nybær , early modern Danish nybær , nybære , adjectives, in the same sense) < the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic ný- (combining form of nýr new adj.; compare new adv.) + the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic -bærr that bears (compare Old Icelandic snemmbærr (of a cow) that calves or has calved early, (of a sheep) that lambs or has lambed early, síðbærr (of a cow) that calves or has calved late; cognate with Old English -bǣre , Old Frisian -bēre (West Frisian -ber ), Middle Dutch -baer (Dutch -baar ), Middle Low German -bār , Old High German -bāri (Middle High German -bære , German -bar ), all in sense ‘that bears’ < an ablaut variant (lengthened grade) of the Germanic base of bear v.¹). Compare also Icelandic nýbæringur a cow that has newly calved (18th cent.). English regional (east midlands). Of a cow: that has newly calved. Also as n. ΚΠ 1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments 106 Those Kine are said to be deepest of milke, which are new bare; that is, which haue but lately calued. 1856 P. Thompson Hist. & Antiq. Boston, Lincoln xvi. 716 New-bare, applied to a cow that has lately calved. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 179/1 New-bay'd-cow, a cow which has very recently had a calf. 1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. 179/1 ‘Two newbear cows, two rearing calves’; or ‘New-bare cow, two reared calves’. a1903 J. P. Kirk in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 258/1 [South Nottinghamshire] A newber cow gives the most milk. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. New-bear, newber,..a cow which has just given birth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1615
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