boŗ

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See also: bor, Bor, BOR, bór, bōr, bőr, -bor, and Bor.

Livonian

Etymology

Perhaps related to buoŗ (a handheld borer, drill) that Suhonen lists as as a borrowing from Latvian boris. Ultimately from Low German bōr.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

bo'ŗ

  1. worm
  2. earthworm (Lumbricus)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Seppo Suhonen (1973), Die jungen lettischen Lehnwörter im Livischen, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura