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Born vs Bourn - What's the difference?

born | bourn |

As nouns the difference between born and bourn

is that born is an alternative spelling of lang=en A stream while bourn is a small stream or brook.

As a verb born

is past participle of lang=en; given birth to.

As an adjective born

is well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.

born

English

(wikipedia born)

Etymology 1

From the verb (term).

Verb

(head)
  • ; given birth to.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.
  • * 1942 , Storm Jameson, Then we shall hear singing: a fantasy in C major
    • I ought really to have called him my sergeant. He's a born' sergeant. That's as much as to say he's a ' born scoundrel.
    Derived terms
    * born in a barn * born leader * born loser * born killer * born-again * firstborn * highborn * low-born * newborn * stillborn * twice-born
    See also
    * borne

    Etymology 2

    Dialectal variant of (burn).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Geordie) A stream.
    • References
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    Verb

  • (Geordie) With fire.
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    Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles 1000 English basic words ----

    bourn

    English

    Etymology 1

    Doublet of .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small stream or brook.
  • * Spenser
    • My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn .
    Related terms
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) borne.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • destination
  • limit

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "bourn")

    See also

    * bourne

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