"bost" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from English boast. Etymology templates: {{bor+|kw|en|boast}} Borrowed from English boast Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|bostys|or|bostow|||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} bost m (plural bostys or bostow), {{kw-noun|m|ys|r}} bost m (plural bostys or bostow) Forms: bostys [plural], bostow [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bost [mutation, mutation-radical], vost [mutation, mutation-soft], bost [mutation, mutation-aspirate], post [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], fost [mutation, mutation-mixed], vost [mutation, mutation-mixed]
  1. boast Tags: masculine Derived forms: bostus (english: smug), bostya (english: to boast) [verb]
    Sense id: en-bost-kw-noun-0mXRQWsU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|kw|mutated noun}} bost
  1. soft mutation of post Tags: form-of, mutation-soft Form of: post
    Sense id: en-bost-kw-noun-oG9xbqHu Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 26 2 11 23 22 1 2 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 1 17 20 19 1 1 1 17 Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "source": "mutation",
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Download raw JSONL data for bost meaning in Cornish (2.8kB)

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