BÓRIAN

Old English Dictionary Entry

BÓRIAN

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 BÓRIAN

p. ode; pp. od To BORE, to make a hole, perforate; terebrare, perforare :-- Wyrm ðe bóraþ treów a worm that perforates wood; termes vel teredo, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 4; Wrt. Voc. 24, 8. [Tynd. bore: Dut. boren: Ger. bohren: M. H. Ger. born: O. H. Ger. borjan, borón: Dan. bore: Swed. borra: Icel. bora: Lat. for-are: Zend bar to cut, bore.] borian

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ᛒᚩᚱᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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