bourne

{ } n. [ OE. burne, borne, AS. burna; akin to OS. brunno spring, G. born, brunnen, OHG. prunno, Goth. brunna, Icel. brunnr, and perh. to Gr. &unr_;. The root is prob. that of burn, v., because the source of a stream seems to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf. Torrent, and see Burn, v. ] A stream or rivulet; a burn. [ 1913 Webster ]

My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]