boef
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Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Dutch boef, boeve, bouve, from Old Dutch *buovo, from Proto-Germanic *bōbô, a reduplicated form of Proto-Germanic *bō- (“father, brother, male relative”). Cognate with German Bube, Icelandic bófi (“rogue, knave”). Related also to English babe, English boy.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -uf
Noun [edit]
boef m (plural boeven, diminutive boefje)
