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BOX

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
BOX, es; m? n? The
Wright's OE grammar
§111;
BOX-tree; buxus = πύξos, buxus sempervirens, Lin
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  • Box

    buxus,

      Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 39; Wrt. Voc, 33, 36: 79, 71.
  • Æt ðam boxe, of ðam boxe

    at the box-tree, from the box-tree,

      Cod. Dipl. 1102; A. D. 931; Kmbl. v. 195, 14.
Etymology
[Chauc. box-tree: Dut. bos-boom: Ger. buchs, m: M. H. Ger. buhs, m: O. H. Ger. buhs-boum: Dan. bux-bom: Swed. bux-bom: Lat. buxus: Grk. πύξos the box-tree or box-wood.]
Derived forms
DER. bixen.
Linked entries
v.  box-treów.
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  • BOX, n.