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ontberen.

to lack (to not have)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɔntˈbeː.rə(n)/
  1. to lack (to not have)

    transitive
  2. to lack (to be missing, to be absent)

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ontbēren, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear”). Equivalent to ont- + beren, see also baren.

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