See also: bodán

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *botm, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (earth, bottom). Cognate with Old Frisian boden (ground), Old High German bodam (ground, floor), Old Norse botn (floor, ground). Doublet of botm (bottom).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bodan m

  1. ground, foundation
  2. bottom
  3. abyss

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