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- boon (n.)



[boon 词源字典] - late 12c., bone "petition," from Old Norse bon "a petition, prayer," from Proto-Germanic *boniz (cognates: Old English ben "prayer, petition," bannan "to summon;" see ban).[boon etymology, boon origin, 英语词源]
- boon (adj.)




- in boon companion (1560s), only real survival of Middle English boon "good" (early 14c.), from Old French bon (see bon).