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bourn
I. noun
or bourne \ˈbō(ə)rn, -ȯ(ə)rn, -u̇(ə)rn\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English bourne, from Old English burn, burna, burne; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water, Old Norse brunnr, Gothic brunna, Greek phrear well, Latin fervēre to boil — more at burn
: stream, brook, rivulet; specifically : an intermittent stream on chalk downs
II. noun
or bourne \“\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French bourne, borne, from Old French bodne, bonne, borne — more at bound
1. archaic : bound, boundary, limit
2. archaic : a terminal point aimed at : goal, destination
< sole bourn, sole wish, sole object of my song — William Wordsworth > |