"bour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /buːr/ Forms: boures [plural]
Etymology: From Old English būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|būr}} Old English būr, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*būr}} Proto-West Germanic *būr, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*būraz}} Proto-Germanic *būraz, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bour, {{enm-noun|boures}} bour (plural boures)
  1. A residence, house, or dwelling. Categories (topical): Housing, Rooms
    Sense id: en-bour-enm-noun-3EZboBVM Disambiguation of Housing: 61 22 16 1 Disambiguation of Rooms: 48 35 15 2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 46 10 40 4
  2. A bedroom or chamber (especially of a woman).
    Sense id: en-bour-enm-noun-K-V2dbqH
  3. (figuratively) Something's resting place. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Female
    Sense id: en-bour-enm-noun-oPre0FHa Disambiguation of Female: 25 21 54 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 46 10 40 4
  4. (rare) A pen or stall for an animal. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-bour-enm-noun-~ZX~YmOD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boure, bowre, bowur, bur [Early-Middle-English] Related terms: neyghebour

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        }
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        "A bedroom or chamber (especially of a woman)."
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        "Something's resting place."
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        "(figuratively) Something's resting place."
      ],
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        "(rare) A pen or stall for an animal."
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) Something's resting place."
      ],
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      ],
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        "A pen or stall for an animal."
      ],
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        ],
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        "(rare) A pen or stall for an animal."
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      "word": "bur"
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