buer

See also: Buer and bür

English

Etymology

Irish.

Noun

buer (plural buers)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang, often derogatory) A woman, especially a sexually promiscuous one.
    • 1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock‎, 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.”

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

buer c

  1. indefinite plural of bue

Verb

buer

  1. present of bue

French

Etymology

From Frankish *būkōn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɥe/
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Verb

buer

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of buer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple buer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple buant
/bɥɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bué
/bɥe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present bue
/by/		 bues
/by/		 bue
/by/		 buons
/bɥɔ̃/		 buez
/bɥe/		 buent
/by/
imperfect buais
/bɥɛ/		 buais
/bɥɛ/		 buait
/bɥɛ/		 buions
/by.jɔ̃/		 buiez
/by.je/		 buaient
/bɥɛ/
past historic2 buai
/bɥe/		 buas
/bɥa/		 bua
/bɥa/		 buâmes
/bɥam/		 buâtes
/bɥat/		 buèrent
/bɥɛʁ/
future buerai
/by.ʁe/		 bueras
/by.ʁa/		 buera
/by.ʁa/		 buerons
/by.ʁɔ̃/		 buerez
/by.ʁe/		 bueront
/by.ʁɔ̃/
conditional buerais
/by.ʁɛ/		 buerais
/by.ʁɛ/		 buerait
/by.ʁɛ/		 buerions
/by.ʁjɔ̃/		 bueriez
/by.ʁje/		 bueraient
/by.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present bue
/by/		 bues
/by/		 bue
/by/		 buions
/by.jɔ̃/		 buiez
/by.je/		 buent
/by/
imperfect2 buasse
/bɥas/		 buasses
/bɥas/		 buât
/bɥa/		 buassions
/bɥa.sjɔ̃/		 buassiez
/bɥa.sje/		 buassent
/bɥas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bue
/by/		 — buons
/bɥɔ̃/		 buez
/bɥe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Verb

buer

  1. second-person singular imperative of bueren

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

buer m

  1. indefinite plural of bue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

buer f

  1. indefinite plural of bu

Old French

Etymology

Frankish *būkōn.

Verb

buer

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

Conjugation

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.

    Conjugation of buer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive buer avoir büé
gerund en buant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle buant
past participle büé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present bu bües büe buons büez büent
imperfect buoie, büeie, buoe, büeve buoies, büeies, buoes, büeves buoit, büeit, buot, büeve buïiens, buïens buïiez, buïez buoient, büeient, buoent, büevent
preterite buai buas bua buames buastes büerent
future büerai büeras büera büerons büeroiz, büereiz, büerez büeront
conditional büeroie, büereie büeroies, büereies büeroit, büereit büeriiens, büeriens büeriiez, büeriez büeroient, büereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present bu bus but buons büez büent
imperfect buasse buasses buast buïssons, buïssiens buïssoiz, buïssez, buïssiez buassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— büe — buons büez —

Descendants
  • French: buer

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