Meaning

3 senses

  1. A village in Shropshire, England.

  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Examples

31 sentences

  1. Mice are afraid of badgers.

    Миші бояться борсуків.

    ruМыши боятся барсуков.

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  2. Tom wouldn't stop badgering me.

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  3. Stop badgering me.

    deHör auf, mich zu quälen!

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  4. There are no badgers in this forest.

    У цьому лісі немає борсуків.

    ruВ этом лесу нет барсуков.

    deIn diesem Wald gibt es keine Dachse.

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  5. The badger bit the boy.

    Борсук укусив цього хлопця.

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Origin

From Old English *Bæcg (“a personal name”) + ofer (“hill spur”).

From Old English *Bæcg (“a personal name”) + ofer (“hill spur”).

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See also

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