bæres

Bæres is the present passive form of the Norwegian verb bære, meaning to carry or bear. In Norwegian, bæres describes something that is carried or supported by someone or something else, and it appears in passive constructions in both Bokmål and Nynorsk. The word itself is a verb form rather than a standalone noun.

Origin and related forms: Bære comes from Old Norse bera, and it is cognate with the English bear and the German tragen. The present passive form bæres illustrates how the Scandinavian languages express ongoing or general carrying without an explicit agent.

Usage notes: In ordinary prose, bæres is used to indicate that an object or load is being carried by an agent. The agent is usually introduced with av (by). Example: Boken bæres av to personer. The phrase can also appear in formal or technical writing to describe responsibility, support, or transmission, as in a sentence that means “the responsibility is borne by the management.” In past-tense contexts, Norwegian uses a different construction, such as ble båret (was carried).

Context and regional variation: The form is standard in Norwegian Bokmål and is also understood in Norwegian Nynorsk, though exact stylistic preferences can vary between dialects and registers. While bæres is most common as a verb form, it may appear in compound phrases or legal-administrative language to indicate ongoing carrying, support, or transmission.

See also: bære (to carry), passive voice, Old Norse derivatives, Scandinavian etymology.