† berandn.
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English berande , bearing adj.1
Etymology: < berande, northern Middle English variant of bearing adj.1The form berande ultimately reflects the northern Middle English ending of the present participle (see -ing suffix2). There is unlikely to be any continuity with Old English berend carrier, porter (see bearer n. and compare -end suffix1).
Obsolete.
rare.
1483 (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 28 Berande, baiulus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).