boud

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English boude, bude, budde, from Old English budda (“beetle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baʊd/ Rhymes: -aʊd Homophone: bowed === Noun === boud (plural bouds) (obsolete) A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc. === Anagrams === Doub, budo, doub == Afrikaans == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === boud (plural boude) buttock == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch *balt, from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”). Compare English bold. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑu̯t/ Hyphenation: boud Rhymes: -ɑu̯t Homophone: bout === Adjective === boud (comparative bouder, superlative boudst) bold, brave ==== Usage notes ==== Besides the expected inflected form boude, the form boute is also commonly encountered. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References ===