Bore Definition

Origin of Bore

• From Old English borian (“to pierce”). Confer Danish bore, Norwegian bore, Dutch boren, German bohren, Old Norse bora. Cognate with Latin forare (“to bore, to pierce”) and Albanian birë (“a hole”). Sense of wearying may come from a figurative use such as "to bore the ears"; confer German drillen.

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• Middle English bare wave from Old Norse bāra bher-¹ in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English boren from Old English borian

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Compare Icelandic word for "wave".

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• Origin unknown

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition