Etymology

Formed within English on bost (n.)

PGmc Ancestor

(1) *bus-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

(1) cp. busilkinna ?’woman with round cheeks’
(ONP )

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

(1) Norw bos(s), OSw bos

OE Cognate

(1)  *bos-

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

DD1

Attestation

Attested from a variety of ME texts from the early 14c. onwards. See futher bost (n.).

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

Cl 1499

Bibliography

OED boaster (n.1) , MED boster (n.) , HTOED ; see further bost (n.).