boye
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See also: böyə
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English *bōia, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô.
Pronunciation
Noun
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)
- 1440, Promptorium Parvulorum, section 35:
- Bye or boye: Bostio.
Descendants
References
- “boie, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
boye
- a stone
References
- 1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)
Verb
boye
- inflection of boyar:
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish boya.
Noun
boye
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