Boycott

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English

Etymology

From Middle English Boicote, probably from Old English Bōia cot (“Bōia's cottage”).

The first element was a common Germanic name of obscure meaning, with parallels in Old Norse and Franconian dialects. Some proposed connections include bugan (“bent”), buan (“live”), or the root of modern bully.

Proper noun

Boycott

  1. A hamlet in Stowe parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6636).
  2. A surname.

See also

Boycott (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  1. ^ An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 15
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