botyng

Middle English

/ˈboːtinɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • Saving from a predicament, danger, or injury.
  • An extra in a swapping to make the things swapped equivalent.

Etymology

Affix from Middle English boten (resolve).

Origin

Middle English

boten

Gloss

resolve

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