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בויער 2
‘drill’

בויער 2
'drill'

ETYMOLOGY

(see בויערן)
ON borr, OE bor, Dutch boor, OHG bora 'drill', MHG bor, NHG Bohr; from PGmc ✱burō-. From a PIE root ✱bʰer- for working with sharp tools.
In NHG displaced by Bohrer.