buxum

Middle English

/ˈbuksum/

adjective

Definitions

obediant, compliant
humble, kind
bending, twisted

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *būhsum (obedient, pliant, bendable, flexible) suf from Middle English bowen.

Origin

Middle English

bowen

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bow English
buck English
bucksome English
buxom English
buxomly English
buxomness English
*būhsum Old English
bōcsum Old English
būgan Old English
bowen Middle English
buhsum Middle English
ibucsum Middle English