Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to bōt +‎ -wierþe.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːt.wi͜yr.θe/, [ˈboːt.wi͜yrˠ.ðe]

Adjective edit

bōtwierþe

  1. pardonable, expiable, able to get atoned for

Declension edit

References edit

  • 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