Boycott
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Boicote, probably from Old English Bōia cot (“Bōia's cottage”).
The first element was a common Germanic name of obscure meaning, with parallels in Old Norse and Franconian dialects. Some proposed connections include bugan (“bent”), buan (“live”), or the root of modern bully.[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Boycott
- A village name
- A surname.
See also[edit]
Boycott, Buckinghamshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- ^ An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 15