Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bor

(in Norfolk) is a familiar term of address to a lad or young man; as, “Well, bor, I saw the moither you spoke of” —i.e. “Well, sir, I saw the lass. ...” “Bor” is the Dutch boer, a farmer; and “mor” the Dutch moer, a female.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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