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Rh boret [borət],, of sheep: a) dark-coloured on the back, belly and legs of a lighter colour (grey or white), and with light stripes behind the ears; b) black, with white belly and white breast; c) dark-coloured (black), with a light (white) stripe round the tail; d) with lighter (brownish) outer wool and a darker ground, also somewhat lighter down towards the loins than on the body. Reported from in senses a, c, d, from in sense b. borða,, border; trimming; strip.
 * *borðóttr, trimmed, from

, fort, in place-names applied to old Pictish forts which formerly stood in these places. Understood as a common noun in “de stakk o’ de ”, also called “de stakk o’ de brough [bråχ]”, the name of an isolated rock off the north-east coast of Foula with ruins of a Pictish fort on the top ( brough, brugh, brogh = ring-fort). Otherwise only in place-names, partly with meaning understood, as: de brough o’ [bȯrgən] (Gluss, ): *borgin ( form). As the first part - [bȯrga] and - [borra, bora (bȯrra, bȯra)], of which -a is the  ending -ar, more rarely - [borga]; thus: de Borgadelds (Scousburgh, ): *borgar-deildir; de Borgaskerris (Burravoe, ): *borgar-sker; Borgateng : *borgar-tangi; Borgegjo (Burrafirth, ): *borgar-gjá; Borrafirt’, written “Burrafirth” (: East and West B.-f.): *borgar-fjǫrðr; Burraness : *borgar-nes; “Borravo”, Burravoe : *borgar-vágr; Burrawick : *borgar-vík. As the last syllable, “brough” has generally superseded the old form “borg”. See Shetl. Stedn. p. 81. — borg,, fort. — *,
 * borg [bȯrg] and *borri [borri],

borgimester or -master [bȯr·gi - mæs·tər, -mas·tər],, “burgo-master”, used as a name for: a) skua-gull,, ; b) black-backed gull, or.

borl, borrel [bȯrəl],, blast of wind, sudden squall of wind, a b. o’ wind; he cam’ wi’ a b. Also , [bərəl]. ,, of air, water: to whirl; bluster; birl,, rolling or whirring sound; quick movement. , ,

borliband,, see.

boro, borro [båro],, 1) a certain quantity of corn, from two to six sheaves, threshed at one time on the threshing-floor; ; 2) threshing-floor in a barn; berja,, a layer of corn on the threshing-floor; as much corn as is laid down at one time for threshing. presupposes a root-form *bara, , : bǫru;  bara, , = berja, to beat; thresh.

boros, borros [båros, bårros], , a hand-barrow. Always in as  barar, bǫrur, , børur,, bier; hand-barrow. Otherwise the form has been developed through of  barrow.

borren,, see ,

borst, borstet,, see ,

borsten,, see.

bort [bȯ‘rt, bə‘rt],, 1) in setting a long-line: the distance that a boat has been carried away by the tide from the place where the setting began; a rowin’; to row on or op a b., after the setting of the long-line: to row the distance back again to the original spot. 2) a certain distance between two boats setting their fishing-lines, reckoned  to the tide. From [bø̄$s$rd] is noted down in both the above-mentioned senses; to row op a b.; du ga’e me a very b., you did not allow me much space. — Certainly the same word 5*