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Bering

//bɪˈɹɪŋ// name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
An element of various place names in the geographical region between the northeastern extreme of Russia and the U.S. state of Alaska.

Verb

1
To encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such as a shackle). ambitransitive, dated
"[A]n elephant was captured for a time by the king's hunters and, ere he broke free, beringed with a grievous leg-iron."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from the surname of Vitus Bering, a Danish-born navigator in the service of the Russian Navy, known for his two explorations of the north-eastern coast of the Asian continent and from there the western coast on the North American continent.

Etymology 2

From be- (prefix forming verbs from adjectives or nouns, usually with the sense ‘to make, become, or cause to be [like the adjective or noun]’) + ring.

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