Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Equivalent to bōt +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bōtian

  1. to get better

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: boten, bote, botun, booten, boti
    • English: boot
    • Scots: bute, buit

References

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  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921