botyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

botynge

Etymology

From boten (“to resolve”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈboːtinɡ/

Noun

botyng (uncountable) (rare)

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

References

“bọ̄̆tninge (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-5.

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