Obs. 5 boorn-, born-, bourn-en. Chiefly in pa. pple. burned: see BURNED ppl. a.2 [a. OF. burnir, var. of brunir to BURNISH, originally to brown, f. brun BROWN.] = BURNISH v.1
c. 1374. Chaucer, Troylus, I. 327 (Harl. MS. 1239). Al feynith he in lust that he sojournith, And al his speech and chere he bournith [Harl. MS. 3943 vnournith].
1393. Gower, Conf., II. 231. An harneis … which burned was as silver bright.
c. 1430. Lydg., Bochas, IV. ii. (1554), 112 a. A chaire … of gold boorned bryght.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 44. Bormyn or pulchyn [v.r. bornyn, boornyn], polio.
