Etymology

aboil

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Today it means: In a boil; boiling. Full definition →

First used First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.English boil ← Middle English boillen ← Old French boillir
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  1. Englisha-
  2. Latinbulla
  3. Latinbulliō
  4. Old Frenchboillir
  5. Middle Englishboillen
  6. Englishboil
  7. English todayaboil

From a- (“in, on”) + boil.

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century. In a boil; boiling.
  • First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century. Heated up; excited.
  • First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century. In a boil; boiling.
  • First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century. Heated up; excited.

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