† ˈborowe, ˈborou, a. Obs.
[? corruption of borrel (though this form does not appear there).]
? Homely, unlearned. Also as quasi-n.
1579 Tomson Calvin's Serm. Tim. 953/1 He vseth that borowe kinde of speache. 1611 H. Broughton Require Agreem. 21 Our Lordes Prayer..in vulgar Greeke for the borous. |