bourne

Variant of bourn

bourn definition

bourn or bourne (bôrn, bo̵orn)

noun

a brook or stream

Etymology: ME burne < OE burna, metathetic for brunna; akin to Ger brunnen, a spring: see burn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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