boren
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch *boron, from Proto-Germanic *burōną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.
Verb edit
boren
- (transitive) to drill
Inflection edit
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: boor
- Negerhollands: boor
- → Papiamentu: bora, borá
- →? Sranan Tongo: boro
- → Caribbean Javanese: boro
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
boren
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *boron, from Proto-Germanic *burōną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.
Verb edit
bōren
- to drill
Inflection edit
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bōren | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | bōren | |
| In genitive | bōrens | |
| In dative | bōrene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | bōre | — |
| 2nd singular | bōors, bōres | — |
| 3rd singular | bōort, bōret | — |
| 1st plural | bōren | — |
| 2nd plural | bōort, bōret | — |
| 3rd plural | bōren | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | bōre | — |
| 2nd singular | bōors, bōres | — |
| 3rd singular | bōre | — |
| 1st plural | bōren | — |
| 2nd plural | bōort, bōret | — |
| 3rd plural | bōren | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | bōor, bōre | |
| Plural | bōort, bōret | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | bōrende | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
boren n or m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
boren n or m
Old English edit
Verb edit
boren
- past participle of beran
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
boren (not comparable)
- destined to, born to
- 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 edit
| Inflection of boren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | boren | — | — |
| Neuter singular | boret | — | — |
| Plural | borna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | borne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | borne | — | — |
| All | borna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- boren in Svensk ordbok.