boon

English

/buːn/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A prayer; petition.
  • (archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
  • A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
  • (UK) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English boon (prayer) derived from Old Norse bón (petition, prayer) derived from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (supplication, prayer, curse, request) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
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