α. see through- prefix and bear v.1
β. see thorough- prefix and bear v.1
† through-bearv.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To thrust through, pierce, transfix. Cf. bear v.1 26.In quot. a1460: to smash open.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > injure [verb (transitive)] > wound > pierce > impale or transfix
fallOE
through-smitec1300
staira1400
through-beara1400
stake1577
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 7624 Þe kyng smoot to him wiþ a spere In tene he wolde him þourȝe bere[a1400 Vesp. thoru ber].
c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 4590 (MED) Besas and Besanas..Her aiþer wiþ a sharp spere Her lorde bygonnen þorouȝ-bere [a1425 Linc. Inn þoruȝ beore].
a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 2514 (MED) Beemys..Ordeyne thei and sette on iron hornys, And as a rammys hed thei make hem honge; This tour with hem forbeton and throgh born is And sette ofiere.
a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 229 Thorow there shene shuldyrs they were thorowborne the brede of an hande.
1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades v. 92 The Dart his massie Target doth and Baudricke thorowe beare, So downe it goeth to his paunch, and dead he falleth there.
2. transitive. To support or sustain (a person); to carry (a person) through. Scottish in later use. Cf. through-bearing n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > while moving
through-bear1554
carry1570
the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)]
shoveOE
to hold with (arch. of, on, for)1154
favour1362
abetc1380
sustainc1390
supportc1405
courage1470
comfort1481
friend1550
through-bear1554
countenance1568
foster1569
favourize1585
seconda1586
sidea1601
rally1624
feed1626
countenance1654
encourage1668
inserve1683
to go strong on1822
partake1861
sponsor1884
to hold a brief for1888
root1889
rah-rah1940
affirm1970
babysit1973
barrack-
1554 M. Huggarde Path waye to Towre of Perfection sig. B.ivv I thinke this grounde wyll me not through bere, At euery steppe I am lyke to fall.
1680 D. Hackston Let. 25 July in J. H. Thomson Cloud of Witnesses (1871) 45 He will perfect His work in and by me, either to a remarkable delivery, or through-bearing me as He sees most for His own glory.
1696 A. Hamilton Cordial for Christians 149 The experience we have had of Gods through bearing us in our former Tryals, should make us believe, that he will carry us through all the Tryals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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