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Borne

//bɔːn// adj, name, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    carried, supported. not-comparable

    "In the last rays of the setting sun, you could pick out far away down the reach his beard borne high up on the white structure, foaming up stream to anchor for the night."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of bear form-of, participle, past

    "Miranda: I ſhould ſinne / To thinke but Noblie of my Grand-mother, / Good wombes haue borne bad ſonnes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English boren, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, past participle of Old English beran (“to carry, bear”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English boren, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, past participle of Old English beran (“to carry, bear”).

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