boryn

Middle English

/ˈbɔːrən/

verb

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Old English borian (pierce) inherited from Proto-Germanic *burōną (bore, drill, pierce) affix from Middle English bore.

Origin

Middle English

bore

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European
*burōną Proto-Germanic
borian Old English
þurhborian Old English
bore Middle English
boren Middle English
bores Middle English
bora Old Norse
boron Old High German
borōn Old High German
*boron Old Dutch