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English word origin

Etymology of bor

Possibly from Old English ġebūr (“freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer”)

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
noun

man (not used for children).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Possibly from Old English ġebūr (“freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer”)

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  • Inherited-form mentionġebūrang · freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer
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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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Machine-source provenance
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