bourn
bourn¹
Definition
bourn (bôrn, bo̵orn)
noun
a brook or stream
Etymology: ME burne < OE burna, metathetic for brunna; akin to Ger brunnen, a spring: see burn
bourn²
Definition
bourn (bôrn, bo̵orn)
bourn
Usage Examples
Preposition: in
- mind: This has to be bourn in mind and adds to the already exigent task of the early years educator.
bourn Quotes
And bound for the same bourn as I, On every road I wandered by, Trod beside me, close and dear, The beautiful and death-struck year.
Browse dictionary entries near bourn
- Bourke-White
- bourguignon
- Bourgogne
- Bourges
- bourgeon
- bourgeoisify
- bourgeoisie
- bourgeoise
- bourgeois
- bourg
- Bournemouth
- bourrée
- bourride
- bourse
- boursin
- bouse
- boustrophedon
- bout
- boutique
- boutonniere
