stiborne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, styborne, stiborn, stubourne, stuborn, stiburne

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstibuːrn/, /ˈstiburn/, /ˈstubuːrn/

Adjective

stiborne

1. (Late Middle English) stubborn, refractory, unruly; hard to deal with and principled.

Descendants

• English: stubborn
• Scots: stubborn (obsolete)

References

• “stibǒurne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.