böhren

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See also: bohren and Bohren

German Low German

Etymology 1

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(deprecated template usage) From Old Saxon beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną. Compare English bear, Dutch baren.

Verb

böhren (third-person singular simple present böhrt, past tense böhr, past participle böhrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to lift, raise
    De Koh böhrt de Steert — The cow raises its tail.
  2. to carry, bear
    Kannst du den vullen Ammel böhren oder is he to swoor? — Can you carry the full bucket or is it too heavy?.

Conjugation

The strong past participle boren is also used, but only with the meaning "born, given birth".

Etymology 2

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(deprecated template usage) From Old Saxon *burian, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Compare Dutch beuren.

Verb

böhren (third-person singular simple present böhrt, past tense böhr, past participle böhrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to happen
  2. to beseem

Conjugation

Synonyms