boye

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔi̯(ə)/

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)

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

References

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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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