See also: Buer and bür

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Etymology edit

Irish.

Noun edit

buer (plural buers)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang, often derogatory) A woman, especially a sexually promiscuous one.
    • 1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock[1], London: Heinemann (1947), page 28:
      “What about that polony he was with?” ¶ “She doesn't matter”, the Boy said, “She's just a buer—he gave her a half. I saw him hand it out.”

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Danish edit

Noun edit

buer c

  1. indefinite plural of bue

Verb edit

buer

  1. present of bue

French edit

Etymology edit

From Frankish *būkōn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɥe/
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Verb edit

buer

  1. (dated or regional) to wash (clothing); to do the laundry

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

Luxembourgish edit

Verb edit

buer

  1. second-person singular imperative of bueren

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

buer m

  1. indefinite plural of bue

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

buer f

  1. indefinite plural of bu

Old French edit

Etymology edit

Frankish *būkōn.

Verb edit

buer

  1. to wash (clean with water, etc.)

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants edit

  • French: buer

References edit

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (buer)