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Adjective [English]

IPA: /baʊn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boun.wav Forms: more boun [comparative], most boun [superlative]
Rhymes: -aʊn Etymology: Inherited from Middle English boun, from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“to prepare”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|boun|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English boun, {{inh+|en|enm|boun}} Inherited from Middle English boun, {{der|en|non|búinn}} Old Norse búinn Head templates: {{en-adj}} boun (comparative more boun, superlative most boun)
  1. (obsolete) Ready, prepared. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-boun-en-adj-AgIrtOJJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 8 15 15 15 12 1 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 8 16 16 16 12 1 8 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /baʊn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boun.wav Forms: bouns [present, singular, third-person], bouning [participle, present], bouned [participle, past], bouned [past]
Rhymes: -aʊn Etymology: Inherited from Middle English boun, from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“to prepare”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|boun|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English boun, {{inh+|en|enm|boun}} Inherited from Middle English boun, {{der|en|non|búinn}} Old Norse búinn Head templates: {{en-verb}} boun (third-person singular simple present bouns, present participle bouning, simple past and past participle bouned)
  1. (ambitransitive) To make or get ready; prepare. Tags: ambitransitive Derived forms: bound
    Sense id: en-boun-en-verb-PbmaK4mC

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /buːn/, /boːn/ Forms: bon [alternative], bone [alternative], boyn [alternative], boune [alternative], bownde [alternative], bowne [alternative], bownn [alternative], bun [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“to prepare”). Forms with /oː/ are from Old East Norse *bóinn. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|búinn}} Borrowed from Old Norse búinn, {{cog|non-oen|*bóinn}} Old East Norse *bóinn Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} boun, {{enm-adj}} boun
  1. Ready, prepared, organised:
    Motivated, raring, eager.
    Sense id: en-boun-enm-adj-xDhHE~Z2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 22 14 8 9 6
  2. Ready, prepared, organised:
    Loyal, subservient, compliant.
    Categories (topical): Emotions, Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-boun-enm-adj-IulMywr- Disambiguation of Emotions: 23 29 17 16 2 10 3 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 18 26 19 18 2 12 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 22 14 8 9 6
  3. Ready, prepared, organised:
    Sense id: en-boun-enm-adj-CDby9Rs8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 22 14 8 9 6
  4. Bound, going or ready to go.
    Sense id: en-boun-enm-adj-FQRtGJh~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 22 14 8 9 6
  5. (rare) On the brink of; about to. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-boun-enm-adj-GTHiE4GT
  6. (rare) Close by, adjacent. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-boun-enm-adj-z3YbCnqT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bounen
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} boun
  1. Alternative form of bounen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bounen
    Sense id: en-boun-enm-verb-42OkzIy8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [Scots]

IPA: /bʌun/, /bun/ Forms: mair boun [comparative], maist boun [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English boun, from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“prepare”). Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|boun|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English boun, {{inh+|sco|enm|boun}} Inherited from Middle English boun, {{der|sco|non|búinn}} Old Norse búinn Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair boun|||||superlative|maist boun||||}} boun (comparative mair boun, superlative maist boun), {{sco-adj}} boun (comparative mair boun, superlative maist boun)
  1. ready, prepared
    Sense id: en-boun-sco-adj-i1K8qvNw Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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