Proudly, 1) in a showy manner, gaudily: “bearing their birthrights p. on their backs,” John II, 70.
2) with full force: “the tide of blood in me hath p. flowed in vanity till now,” H4B V, 2, 130.
3) in a lofty or a haughty manner: Sonn. 131, 2. Ado II, 3, 234. R2 V, 5, 83. H5 IV, 3, 108. H6A I, 2, 62. IV, 7, 43. R3 IV, 3, 42. Troil. IV, 5, 74. V, 10, 24. Comp. --er: “he bears himself more --er,” Cor. IV, 7, 8.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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