boten
Middle English
/ˈboːtən/, /ˈboːtən/
verb
Definitions
- To solve; to release from disease or hardship or provide security.
- To be useful, helpful, or handy; to come in, be of, or be able to be productively used.
- (rare) To add an extra item in a swapping of goods to make the things swapped equivalent.
- (rare) To provide taxes, levies or money as compensation (for a service or past wrong).
- (rare) To profit, to gain or obtain benefit from.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English bōtian (get better) affix from Middle English bote (help, boot).
Origin
Middle English
bote
Gloss
help, boot
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process