*burōną

Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbu.rɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to drill, pierce
to bore

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥H-eh₂-yé/ó-, from a zero-grade form of root *bʰerH- (‘to pierce; strike’). Cognate with Latin forō (‘to bore, pierce’) and Old Church Slavonic брати (brati) (brati, ‘to fight’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	burō	burǭ	–
2nd singular	burōsi	burōs	burō
3rd singular	burōþi	burō	burōþau
1st dual	burōs	burōw	–
2nd dual	burōþiz	burōþiz	burōþiz
1st plural	burōmaz	burōm	–
2nd plural	burōþ	burōþ	burōþ
3rd plural	burōnþi	burōn	burōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	burōi	–
2nd singular	burōsai	burōsau
3rd singular	burōþai	burōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	burōnþai	burōnþau
2nd plural	burōnþai	burōnþau
3rd plural	burōnþai	burōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	burōdǭ	burōdēdį̄
2nd singular	burōdēz	burōdēdīz
3rd singular	burōdē	burōdēdī
1st dual	burōdēdū	burōdēdīw
2nd dual	burōdēdudiz	burōdēdīdiz
1st plural	burōdēdum	burōdēdīm
2nd plural	burōdēdud	burōdēdīd
3rd plural	burōdēdun	burōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
burōną	burōndz	burōdaz

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Descendants

*borōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *boron (Old Dutch)
  - bōren (Middle Dutch)
    - boren (Dutch)
*borōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- borian (Old English)
  - boren (Middle English)
    - bore (English)
    - bore, boir (Scots)
*borōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *boria (Old Frisian)
  - boorje (Saterland Frisian)
  - boarje (West Frisian)
*borōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- borōn (Old High German)
  - boren (Middle High German)
    - bohren (German)
    - bueren (Luxembourgish)
*borōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- borōn (Old Saxon)
  - bōren (Middle Low German)
    - bohren (Low German)
bora (Old Norse)
- bore (Danish)
- bora (Faroese)
- bora (Icelandic)
- bore (Norwegian)
bora (Old Norse)
- bora, bura (Old Swedish)
  - borra (Swedish)

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