On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 11:08:23 PM PST, grarpamp
   <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:

   >In Old English, beran (past tense baer) means to bear, bring, bring
   forth, or produce; to endure or sustain; or to wear.
   I thought "bear" meant a furry creature that shits in the woods.
                  Jim Bell