Borne, Bourne, Burn, Burne (Anglo-Saxon), a stream, from Birnan, to burn.—It “denotes the bubbling of a welling running stream with the singing of the boiling water and the flaming of fire.”
- Winter-borne, the stream flowing in the winter season;
- Sher-borne, the clear stream;
- Ty-born, the district stream;
- Hol-born, the hollow stream;
- Col-burn, the cool stream;
- Hart-burn, the hart’s stream;
- Burn-side, the habitation of the stream;
- Burn-ham, the stream dwelling;
- Au-burn, the ancient stream;
- He-burn, the high stream.
We find Born on the continent, in Sal-born, Pader-born, Sonne-born, Eschen-born, &c.
The German form, Brun, occurs in
- Wolf’s-brunnen, the wolf’s stream;
- Kiesel-brunn, the gravelly stream;
- Schön-brunn, the bright stream;
- Bruns-wick, the city on the stream;
- Bruns-buttel, Bruns-torp, the village on the stream.
Botten, Botn (Scandinavian), the sea.—Gulf of Bothnia, Norr-botten, Boden-see, Bott-sand, Holt-pade, Lacus Bodam-icus (Lake Constance), Botten Viken, Botten Hafvet, &c.
Brigg, Bridge, a passage of wood or stone over a river.—It is often applied to fording and landing places.
- Brigg,
- Glandford Briggs;
- Brig-stock;
- Brix-ham, the home of the bridge;
- Brix-ton, the town of the bridge;
- Bris-tol, the dwelling-place of the bridge.
The Scandinavian form, Bro, occurs in
- Bro-ra, bridge-rivulet;
- Bro-gar, bridge-enclosure;
- Vester-bro, west-bridge; &c.