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Webster 1913 Edition


Boud

Boud

,
Noun.
A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.
[Obs.]
Tusser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Boud

BOUD

,
Noun.
An insect that breeds in malt or other grain; called also a weevil.

Definition 2024


boud

boud

English

Noun

boud (plural bouds)

  1. (obsolete) A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Tusser to this entry?)


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch *bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to blow, swell, inflate). Compare English bold.

Adjective

boud (comparative bouder, superlative boudst)

  1. (archaic) bold, brave

Inflection

Inflection of boud
uninflected boud
inflected boude
comparative bouder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial boud bouder het boudst
het boudste
indefinite m./f. sing. boude boudere boudste
n. sing. boud bouder boudste
plural boude boudere boudste
definite boude boudere boudste
partitive bouds bouders