boye

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See also: böyə

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old English *bōia, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    boye (plural boyes)

    1. 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.
    2. commoner, peon (person of low rank)
    3. scoundrel, villain
    4. boy (male child)
      • 1440, Promptorium Parvulorum, section 35:
        Bye or boye: Bostio.

    Descendants

    • English: boy
    • Scots: boy
    • Yola: bye, buye

    References

    Nyunga

    Noun

    boye

    1. a stone

    References

    Spanish

    Verb

    boye

    1. inflection of boyar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Zazaki

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Turkish boya.

    Noun

    boye

    1. color
    2. paint (substance)
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