Boycott

See also: boycott

English

Etymology

From Middle English Boicote, probably from Old English Bōia cot (“Bōia's cottage”).

The first element was a common Germanic name of obscure meaning, with parallels in Old Norse and Franconian dialects. Some proposed connections include bugan (“bent”), buan (“live”), or the root of modern bully.[1]

Proper noun

Boycott

  1. A hamlet in Stowe parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6636).
  2. A surname.

See also

Boycott (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References
  1. An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 15
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