Etymology

upbear

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Today it means: To hold up; raise aloft; hold or sustain high Full definition →

Middle English upberen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromupberen
  2. English todayupbear

From Middle English upberen, equivalent to up- + bear.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.