boryn

Middle English

/ˈbɔːrən/

verb
Definitions
  • To bore a hole or holes into something; to slice through something
  • (rare) To break through a battlefront.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English borian (pierce) inherited from Proto-Germanic *burōną (bore, drill, pierce) affix from Middle English bore.

Origin

Middle English

bore

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