bourne — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A boundary; a limit.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Countable

   Examples

   [T]he dread of ſomething after death, / The vndiſcouer'd country, from whoſe borne / No trauiler returnes, puzzels the will, […]

   [T]hough I did not stop in my advance, yet I went on slowly, like a man who should have passed a bourne unnoticed, and strayed into the country of the dead.

   More examples (1)

   For though from out our bourne of Time and Place, The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.

2. A goal or destination.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   I passed through many beautiful and majestic scenes; but my eyes were fixed and unobserving. I could only think of the bourne of my travels, and the work which was to occupy me whilst they endured.

Noun

1. A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally; a small stream or brook.

   Related words

   bournburn

Noun

1. an archaic term for a boundary

   Synonyms

   bourn

   Broader terms

   boundaryboundbounds

2. an archaic term for a goal or destination

   Synonyms

   bourn

   Broader terms

   goalend