Etymology

boun

B3O1U1N1

Today it means: Ready, prepared. Full definition →

Middle English boun ← Old Norse búinn
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  1. Old Norse · derived frombúinn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromboun
  3. English todayboun

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

Words from the same roots

Old Norsebúinn all →

bound

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.