adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make or get ready; prepare. ambitransitive

   "From Cheviot to the shores of Ross, From Solway-Sands to Marshal's - Moss, All bouned them for the fight"

Adjective

1. 1
   Ready, prepared. obsolete

Example

More examples

"From Cheviot to the shores of Ross, From Solway-Sands to Marshal's - Moss, All bouned them for the fight"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English boun, from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (“to prepare”).

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