boren

See also: Boren and bořen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bo‧ren
• Rhymes: -oːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch *boron, from Proto-West Germanic *borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.

Verb

boren

1. (transitive) to drill

Conjugation

Conjugation of boren (weak)
infinitive	boren
past singular	boorde
past participle	geboord
infinitive	boren
gerund	boren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	boor	boorde
2nd person sing. (jij)	boort, boor2	boorde
2nd person sing. (u)	boort	boorde
2nd person sing. (gij)	boort	boorde
3rd person singular	boort	boorde
plural	boren	boorden
subjunctive sing.1	bore	boorde
subjunctive plur.1	boren	boorden
imperative sing.	boor
imperative plur.1	boort
participles	borend	geboord
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• aanboren
• boor
• booreiland
• boormachine
• boorplatform
• boorschip
• boring
• doorboren
• erwtenpeulboorder
• inboren
• opboren
• uitboren
• voorboren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: boor
• Negerhollands: boor
• → Papiamentu: bora, borá
• →? Sranan Tongo: boro
  • → Caribbean Javanese: boro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

boren

1. plural of boor

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *boron

Verb

bōren

1. to drill

Inflection

Conjugation of bōren (weak)

infinitive	base form	bōren
	genitive	bōrens
	dative	bōrene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		bōre	—		bōre	—
2nd person singular		bōors, bōres	—		bōors, bōres	—
3rd person singular		bōort, bōret	—		bōre	—
1st person plural		bōren	—		bōren	—
2nd person plural		bōort, bōret	—		bōort, bōret	—
3rd person plural		bōren	—		bōren	—
		imperative
singular		bōor, bōre
plural		bōort, bōret
		present	past
participle		bōrende	—

Derived terms

• tebōren

Descendants

• Dutch: boren
• Limburgish: baore

Further reading

• “boren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “boren (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• boret

Noun

boren n or m

1. definite masculine singular of bor (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• boret

Noun

boren n or m

1. definite masculine singular of bor (Etymology 2)

Old English

Verb

boren

1. past participle of beran

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish borin, burin, from Old Norse borinn, from Proto-Germanic *buranaz, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, the root of bära (“to carry, bear, lead up to”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Cognate with English born, and a doublet of buren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːrɛn/

Adjective

boren (not comparable)

1. destined to, born to
2. related to someone by birth
   • 1665, Christopher L. Grubb, Penu proverbiale dhet är: ett ymnigt förrådh aff allehanda gambla och nya swenska ordseeder och lährespråk:

     Swijka dhe sworne, och icke dhe borne .. (dvs.) Blod är altijd tiuckare än watn.

     The sworn betray, and not the born .. (that is) Blood is always thicker than water.

Declension

Inflection of boren

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	boren	—	—
neuter singular	boret	—	—
plural	borna	—	—
masculine plural2	borne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	borne	—	—
all	borna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• friboren
• välboren

See also

• yverboren

Further reading

• boren in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• benor