boyn

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish bonn (“sole of foot”), cognate with Irish bonn and Scottish Gaelic bonn.

Noun

boyn m (genitive singular boynnee)

1. (anatomy) heel

Synonyms

• saayl

Derived terms

• boynnagh (“foot strap”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
boyn	voyn	moyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

Noun

boyn

1. Alternative form of boun