Bourn Definition

bôrn, byo͝orn
noun
A brook or stream.
Webster's New World
A limit; boundary.
Webster's New World
A goal; objective.
Webster's New World
A domain.
Webster's New World

Destination.

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Other Word Forms of Bourn

Noun

Singular:
bourn
Plural:
bourns

Origin of Bourn

  • French bourne from French dialectal bosne, borne from Old French bodne limit, boundary marker from Medieval Latin bodina of Celtic origin

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

  • Middle English from Old English burna bhreu- in Indo-European roots

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

  • From French borne.

    From Wiktionary

  • Doublet of burn.

    From Wiktionary

Bourn Sentence Examples

  • This company works jointly with the Great Eastern the line from March to Spalding, Lincoln, Gainsborough and Doncaster, and with the Midland that from Saxby to Bourn, Spalding, Holbeach, Sutton Bridge and King's Lynn.

  • The chief of these are the Holland, Wildmore, West and East Fens draining into the Witham; and the Deeping, Bourn, Great Porsand, and Whaplode Fens draining into the Welland.

  • We went to this bourn in order that I might show my son the spot where I received the rudiments of my education.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOU

Words Ending With

NRNURN

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Words Starting With B and Ending With N

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