boud

English

Noun

boud (plural bouds)

1. (obsolete) A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch *bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

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Adjective

boud (comparative bouder, superlative boudst)

1. bold, brave

Declension

Declension of boud

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		boud	bouder
neuter singular	indefinite	boud	bouder
	definite	boude	boudere	boudste	boudst, boudste
common singular		boude	boudere	boudste	boudste
plural		boude	boudere	boudste	boudste
partitive		bouds	bouders