bouin

Manx

Etymology

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Noun

bouin f (genitive singular bouin, plural bouinyn)

1. bodice

Derived terms

• fo-vouin (“underbodice”)

Mutation

Mutation of bouin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bouin	vouin	mouin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scots

Etymology 1

From bou (“stock or herd of cattle; farmhouse, village”).

Noun

bouin (plural bouins)

1. (agriculture) lease of cattle and land

Etymology 2

Verb

bouin

1. present participle of bou