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Boycott
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boycott
English
Etymology
From en enm Boicote, probably from en ang Bōia cot Bōia's cottage.
The first element was a common en gem - name of obscure meaning, with parallels in Old Norse and Franconian dialects. Some proposed connections include ang bugan bent, ang buan live, or the root of modern en bully.An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 15
Proper noun
en hamlet par/Stowe co/Buckinghamshire cc/England OS grid ref SP6636.
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See also
Boycott (disambiguation)
References