bor

Middle English

/bɔːr/, /bɑːr/

noun

Definitions

A wild or uncastrated pig; a boar.
The meat or flesh of a boar.
(figurative) A rough and tough individual.
(rare) A heraldic image of a boar.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bār inherited from Proto-Germanic *bairaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bairaz

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

barling English
boar English
boarfish English
boarhide English
boarhound English
boarish English
boarlike English
hedgy-boar English
wereboar English
*bairaz Proto-Germanic
bar Old English
bār Old English
*bēr Old Dutch