pa. pple. Obs. (from 16th c. arch.) Forms: 1 ʓeboren, 2–3 iboren, 4–5 yboren, i-borne, 4–6 yborne, ybore, (6 ybor), 4–8 y-born. [OE. ʓeboren, pa. pple. of OE. ʓeberan I-BERE v.1, beran BEAR v.1]

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  1.  Born.

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Beowulf, 1703, Þæt ðes eorl wære ʓeboren betera.

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900–30.  O. E. Chron., an. 855 (Parker MS.). Itermon Hraþraing, se wæs ʓeboren in þære earce.

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c. 1175.  Lamb. Hom., 55. Weo beon swa his sunes iborene.

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13[?].  K. Alis., 5024. Alsone as that childe y-borne is.

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a. 1310.  in Wright, Lyric P., xxxix. 110. He is the sloweste mon that ever wes y-boren.

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c. 1330.  Arth. & Merl., 7780. Ywain bastard ybore.

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c. 1400.  Maundev. (1839), 286. Wommen maken gret Sorwe, whan hire Children ben y born.

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1513.  Douglas, Æneis, X. Prol. 58. Ne so the Son of hys kynd is ybor, That he a part hes tharof, and na mor.

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1634.  Sir T. Herbert, Trav., 220. Woe be to that Priest yborne That will not cleanly weed his corne.

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1642.  H. More, Song of Soul, I. III. xxxiii. Or was he to continuall pain of God yborn?

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1748.  Thomson, Cast. Indol., II. lxi. Heirs of eternity! yborn to rise Through endless states of being.

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1755.  Mendez, Sqr. Dames, II. xxix., in Dodsley, Coll. Poems, IV. 150. A young swain on Shannon’s banks yborn.

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  2.  Borne.

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c. 725.  Corpus Gloss. (Hessels), E 390. Exposito, ʓeborone.

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11[?].  O. E. Chron., an. 3 (MS. F). Þæt cild Crist wearð ʓeboren aʓean of Egiptan.

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1297.  R. Glouc. (Rolls), 3442. After þat he was in þe hors bere ybore.

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c. 1325.  in Pol. Songs (Camden), 70.

        He hath robbed Engelond, the mores, ant the fenne,
The gold, ant the selver, ant y-boren henne.

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c. 1380.  Sir Ferumb., 1810. Þe oþre relyqes … þat þou hast away y-born.

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1387.  Trevisa, Higden (Rolls), VII. 319. Whanne þei haveþ y-bore doun here enemyes.

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1642.  H. More, Song of Soul, II. III. I. xxv. Fair clustred buildings … with high spires to heaven yborn.

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