stiborne

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, styborne, stiborn, stubourne, stuborn, stiburne

Etymology[edit]

Unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈstibuːrn/, /ˈstiburn/, /ˈstubuːrn/

Adjective[edit]

stiborne

(Late Middle English) stubborn, refractory, unruly; hard to deal with and principled.

Descendants[edit]

English: stubborn
Scots: stubborn (obsolete)

References[edit]

“stibǒurne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.

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