boryn

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English borian; equivalent to bore +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

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

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

Descendants

  • English: bore
  • Scots: bore, boir

References

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