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Webster 1913 Edition
Bourgeon
Bour′geon
,Verb.
I.
[OE.
burjoun
a bud, burjounen
to bud, F. bourgeon
a bud, bourgeonner
to bud; cf. OHG. burjan
to raise.] To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
Gayly to
bourgeon
and broadly to grow. Sir W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bourgeon
BOUR'GEON
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
bourgeon
bourgeon
English
Verb
bourgeon (third-person singular simple present bourgeons, present participle bourgeoning, simple past and past participle bourgeoned)
- (obsolete) To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
- Sir Walter Scott
- Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow.
- Sir Walter Scott
Norman
Etymology
From Old French bourjon, burjon, from Vulgar Latin *burrio, *burrionem, from Latin burra.
Noun
bourgeon m (plural bourgeons)