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Afrikaans
Noun
bokse
- plural of boks
Dutch
Etymology
Compare Norwegian Bokmål bukse. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. From Middle Low German?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔk.sə/
- Hyphenation: bok‧se
Noun
bokse f (plural boksen)
- (historical) A pair of wide trousers.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English box (“verb”).
Verb
bokse (imperative boks, present tense bokser, passive bokses, simple past and past participle boksa or bokset, present participle boksende)
- (boxing) to box
Derived terms
References
- “bokse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “bokse_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English box (“verb”).
Verb
bokse (present tense boksar, past tense boksa, past participle boksa, passive infinitive boksast, present participle boksande, imperative bokse/boks)
- (boxing) to box
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