boue

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See also: bóue, boué, and Boué

Breton

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Etymology

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From Middle English buie, from Middle Dutch boeye, of Germanic origin, from Old Dutch *bōcan, from Frankish *baukn (symbol, sign).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boue m (plural boueoù)

  1. buoy

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Gaulish *bawā.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boue f (plural boues)

  1. mud; dirt

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ von Wartburg, Walther (1962), "boue" in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10, p. 302
  2. ^ Rickard, Peter (1989), A History of the French language, London: Routledge, p. 4
  3. ^ 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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “same as above?”)

Noun

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boue f (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) rock