boryn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• borien, bore, boore, boyr

Etymology

From Old English borian, from Proto-Germanic *burōną; equivalent to bore +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːrən/

Verb

boryn

1. To bore a hole or holes into something; to slice through something
2. (rare) To break through a battlefront.

Conjugation

Conjugation of boryn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) boryn, bore
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	bore	bored
2nd-person singular	borest	boredest
3rd-person singular	boreth	bored
subjunctive singular	bore
imperative singular		—
plural1	boren, bore	boreden, borede
imperative plural	boreth, bore	—
participles	borynge, borende	bored, ybored

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• bore
• boryng

Descendants

• English: bore
• Scots: bore, boir

References

• “bōren (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-23.