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boun.

Ready, prepared.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/baʊn/
  1. Ready, prepared.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

verb/baʊn/
  1. To make or get ready; prepare.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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