Define:Boun

English

Etymology

From Auld Norse

búinn

, past participle of

.

Pronunciation

• /baʊn/

Adjective

Boun (comparative maist Boun, superlative maist Boun)

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Ready, prepared.

Derived terms

• bound

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Scots

Etymology

From Auld Norse

búinn

, past participle of

.

Pronunciation

• /bʌun/

Adjective

Boun (comparative mair Boun, superlative maist Boun)

1. ready, prepared

   Therefore ever thou mak thee boun / To obey, and thank thy God of all. — Robert Henryson, ‘The Abbey Walk’