bounen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From boun + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bounen (chiefly Northern)
- To ready; to make ready or prepared.
- To move or go; to be in motion.
- (rare) To start or begin (to).
- (rare) To live or reside.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of bounen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “bǒunen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.