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Meaning of båing | Babel Free

Noun masculine

Definitions

  1. A hermaphrodite, or a person who transgresses norms of gender, sex, or sexuality.
    dated, dialectal, masculine
  2. Something that possesses two opposing qualities.
    broadly, masculine

Examples

“Gjertru var meir enn vanleg stor og breivaksen. Folkedrøset ville ha det til at ho var boing.”

Gjertru was bigger and broader than a normal woman. The town gossiped that she might be a hermaphrodite.

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