From Middle Low German beren, from Old Saxon beran. Compare English bear, Dutch baren.
böhren (third-person singular simple present böhrt, past tense böhr, past participle böhrt, auxiliary verb hebben)
The strong past participle boren is also used, but only with the meaning "born, given birth".
infinitive | böhren | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | böhr | böhr |
2nd person singular | böhrs(t) | böhrs(t) |
3rd person singular | böhr(t) | böhr |
plural | böhrt, böhren | böhren |
imperative | present | — |
singular | böhr(e) | |
plural | böhrt | |
participle | present | past |
böhren | (e)böhrt, geböhrt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
From Old Saxon *burian, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Compare Dutch beuren.
böhren (third-person singular simple present böhrt, past tense böhr, past participle böhrt, auxiliary verb hebben)
infinitive | böhren | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | böhr | böhr |
2nd person singular | böhrs(t) | böhrs(t) |
3rd person singular | böhr(t) | böhr |
plural | böhrt, böhren | böhren |
imperative | present | — |
singular | böhr(e) | |
plural | böhrt | |
participle | present | past |
böhren | (e)böhrt, geböhrt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |