bounen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- boun, boune, bowne, buwne
Etymology
From boun + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuːnən/
Verb
bounen (chiefly Northern)
- To ready; to make ready or prepared.
- To move or go; to be in motion.
- (rare) To start or begin (to).
- (rare) To live or reside.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bounen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) bounen, boune | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | boune | bouned | |
2nd-person singular | bounest | bounedest | |
3rd-person singular | bouneth | bouned | |
subjunctive singular | boune | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | bounen, boune | bouneden, bounede | |
imperative plural | bouneth, boune | — | |
participles | bounynge, bounende | bouned |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: boun (obsolete)
- Scots: boun
References
- “bǒunen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.