"bor" meaning in Middle English

See bor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔ̝ːr/, /bɑːr/ [Early-Middle-English], /baːr/ [Northern] Forms: bores [plural], boor [alternative], bore [alternative], boore [alternative], bar [alternative, Northern], bare [alternative, Northern], bayre [alternative, Northern]
Etymology: From Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bār}} Old English bār, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bair}} Proto-West Germanic *bair, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bairaz}} Proto-Germanic *bairaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bor, {{enm-noun|bores}} bor (plural bores)
  1. A wild or uncastrated pig; a boar.
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun-bqB7J-j0 Categories (other): Pigs Disambiguation of Pigs: 46 18 8 19 8
  2. The meat or flesh of a boar.
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun-Lx6vSQ3r
  3. (figurative) A rough and tough individual. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun--VB8T8Zc
  4. (rare, heraldic) A heraldic image of a boar. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun-fsVzyJW0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} bor
  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of ber Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ber
    Sense id: en-bor-enm-noun-ygwVGj7G Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 15 28 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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