v. t. [ AS. underberan. See Under, and Bear to support. ] 1. To support; to endure. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the corpse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall. [ 1913 Webster ]