botnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *bōtnian; equivalent to bote (“help”) +‎ -enen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːt(ə)nən/, /ˈbɔt(ə)nən/

Verb

botnen

  1. To cure or free from disease or sickness.
  2. (rare) To be cured or freed from disease or sickness.
  3. (rare) To change one's mind; to free from negative emotions.
  4. (rare) To be expedient or convenient in a given situation.

Conjugation

Conjugation of botnen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) botnen, botne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular botne botned
2nd-person singular botnest botnedest
3rd-person singular botneth botned
subjunctive singular botne
imperative singular —
plural1 botnen, botne botneden, botnede
imperative plural botneth, botne —
participles botnynge, botnende botned, ybotned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

botnen m

  1. definite singular of botn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

botnen m

  1. definite singular of botn
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