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Webster 1913 Edition

Born

Born

(bôrn)
,
p.
p.
&
Adj.
[See
Bear
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
No one could be
born
into slavery in Mexico.
Prescott.
2.
Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate;
as, a
born
liar
.
“A born matchmaker.”
W. D. Howells.
Born again
(Theol.)
,
regenerated; renewed; having received spiritual life.
“Except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.”
John iii. 3.
–
Born days
,
days since one was born; lifetime.
[Colloq.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Born

BORN

,
pp.
of bear. baurn. Brought forth, as an animal. A very useful distinction is observed by good authors, who, in the sense of produced or brought forth, write this word born; but in the sense of carried, write it borne. This difference of orthography renders obvious the difference of pronunciation.
1.
To be born, is to be produced or brought into life. 'Man is born to trouble.' A man born a prince or a beggar. It is followed by of, before the mother or ancestors.
Man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. Job.14.
2.
To be born, or born again, is to be regenerated and renewed; to receive spiritual life. John 3.

Definition 2024

börn

börn

See also: born, Born, børn, and -born

Icelandic

Noun

börn n

  1. indefinite nominative plural of barn

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