alekth on 23 October 2010
Bear itself isn't archaic, but quite obviously the specific usage when the subject is the child, and the one giving birth is not mentioned, at some point became a new verb.
In any case this discussion should have answered your questions:
| dtewi said: How do you make to be born active voice... Sorry, off-topic, but just a random though. |
It is already active.
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ablative of agent (in most cases). "To be born" doesn't have an ablative of agent. "I was born by my mother" doesn't make sense. :/ |
The verb would be bear here, hence borne. The child was borne by a surrogate mother isn't an archaic example.
Like I said, this is in British English. My dictionary lists born as a correct past participle of bear in US English.
