"fearborne" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From fear + -borne. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fear|-borne|text=+|tree=1}} From fear + -borne., {{ety|en|:af|fear|-borne|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English fear Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-West Germanic *beran Old English beran Old English (ġe)boren Middle English boren /iborne English borne English -borne English fearborne From fear + -borne. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fearborne (not comparable)
  1. Caused by or resulting from fear. Tags: not-comparable
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