Middle English boi has been compared with Old French embuié, a person in fetters.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0872competing borrowingproposed
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boi
male servant; churl; young male
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld French · Old French · fettered personembuié
person in fetters
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The servant or churl field is proposed to connect with a restrained person.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
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proposed — Oxford labels the origin unknown, and American Heritage introduces this path only as possible.
reviewed
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Boy — Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Word OriginWord Origin: Middle English male servant; origin unknown
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Prevents the proposed French route from being presented as settled.
Boy — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: possibly Old French embuié
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the route only as a possibility.
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