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Old English · verb

borian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbo.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈbo · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
borepierce

Meaning

  1. to bore, pierce

Conjugation

Conjugation of borian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular boriġeborode
2nd singular borastborodest
3rd singular boraþborode
Plural boriaþborodon
Subjunctive
Singular boriġeborode
Plural boriġenboroden
Non-finite forms of borian
Form
Infinitive borian
Inflected infinitive borienne
Imperative singular bora
Imperative plural boriaþ
Present participle boriende
Past participle borodġeborod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną. Cognate with Old High German borōn (German bohren), Old Norse bora.

Descendants

bore

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