botyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

• botynge

Etymology

From boten (“to resolve”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːtinɡ/

Noun

botyng (uncountable) (rare)

1. Saving from a predicament, danger, or injury.
2. 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.