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booty

/ˈbuːti/BOO-tee
/ˈbuti/BOO-tee

Meaningexchange, barter

Common meaning: goods seized from an enemy

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)byti‘exchange, barter’source
  2. Early English spellingbotiesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsexchange, barter → goods seized from an enemybooty‘goods seized from an enemy’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) byti ‘exchange, barter’.

Roots

  • byti Old Norse (Icelandic) “exchange, barter”

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