boye
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English *bōia, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
boye (plural boyes)
- servant, attendant (especially if young)
- c. 1300, King Horn, line 1075:
- þe boye hit scholde abugge
Horn þreu him ouer þe brigge.- The boy should pay for it; Horn threw him over the bridge.
- commoner, peon (person of low rank)
- scoundrel, villain
- boy (male child)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “boie, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Nyunga[edit]
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Noun[edit]
boye
- a stone
References[edit]
- 1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
boye
- inflection of boyar:
Zazaki[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Turkish boya.
Noun[edit]
boye
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- enm:Children
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