boun
See also: Boun
English
Etymology
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From Middle English boun, from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“to prepare”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
boun (comparative more boun, superlative most boun)
- (obsolete) Ready, prepared.
- c. 1375, John Barbour, The Brus; or, The metrical history of Robert I, King of Scots.
- To this thai all assentyt ar, And bad thair men all mak thaim yar For to be boune, agayne that day, On the best wiss that cuir thai may.
- c. 1375, John Barbour, The Brus; or, The metrical history of Robert I, King of Scots.
Verb
boun (third-person singular simple present bouns, present participle bouning, simple past and past participle bouned)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or get ready; prepare.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
Derived terms
References
- “boun”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “boun”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Scots
Etymology
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From Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“prepare”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
boun (comparative mair boun, superlative maist boun)
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