BOURN


Meaning of BOURN in English

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

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