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Yeared vs Beared - What's the difference?

yeared | beared |

As an adjective yeared

is of a specified number of years.

As a verb beared is

(bear).

yeared

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of a specified number of years.
  • (poetic) That has lasted many years; old.
  • *1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 701:
  • *:Ironically, too, the wine was a yeared Bollinger of almost carnal subtlety and while Sutcliffe's stomach quailed his palate hungered for the treat.

    • beared

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bear)
  • * 1996 , Jules Tygiel, The Great Los Angeles Swindle , page 124:
    • The sudden emergence of a bull market generated panic among brokers who had "beared " or "shorted" the stock.
  • * Jack London, Hearts of Three
    • For see, except where your holdings are concerned, the market is reasonable and right. But take your holdings. There's Frisco Consolidated. There is neither sense nor logic that it should be beared this way.

    Usage notes

    * This form is found especially in the finance sense. In most other senses, the past tense bore and past participle borne are generally preferred.