Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse borinn (born), from Proto-Germanic *buranaz. Cognate with Faroese borin.

Adjective

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borinn

  1. born
    • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
      Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
      All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
  2. carried

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *buranaz (born), past participle of *beraną (to bear).

Participle

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borinn

  1. past participle of bera
  2. born

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: borinn
  • Faroese: borin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: boren
  • Norwegian Bokmål: båren
  • Old Swedish: borin