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Breton
Etymology
From Middle English buie, from Middle Dutch boeye, of Germanic origin, from Old Dutch *bōcan, from Frankish *baukn (“symbol, sign”).
Pronunciation
Noun
boue m (plural boueoù)
- buoy
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaulish *bawā.
Pronunciation
Noun
boue f (plural boues)
- mud; dirt
Derived terms
References
- ^ von Wartburg, Walther (1962), "boue" in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10, p. 302
- ^ Rickard, Peter (1989), A History of the French language, London: Routledge, p. 4
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012), "Schrijvers rules for British and Proto-Celtic *-oṷ and *-uṷ before a vowel" in Laws and Rules in Indo-European, p. 159
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
boue f (uncountable)
- (Jersey) rock