Borest

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    second-person singular simple present indicative of bore archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
  2. 2
    second-person singular simple past indicative of bear archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular

    "[…] when thou cloueſt the Crownes i’ th’ middle, and gau’ſt away both parts, thou boar’ſt thine Aſſe on the back o’re the durt, thou had’ſt little wit in thy bald crowne, when thou gau’ſt thy golden one away […]"

Example

More examples

"[…] when thou cloueſt the Crownes i’ th’ middle, and gau’ſt away both parts, thou boar’ſt thine Aſſe on the back o’re the durt, thou had’ſt little wit in thy bald crowne, when thou gau’ſt thy golden one away […]"

Etymology

bore + -est

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