Middle English Dictionary Entry
bōden v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | bōden v.(2) Also bādien. |
| Etymology | Cp. bōd n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To dwell (in a place); tarry; ?lie in wait.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)21746 : Þat water is unimete brade; nikeres þer badieð [Otho: wonieþ] inne.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)25649 : Þe king his folc hehten herberwe isechen, an badien [Otho: reaste] þe king wolde þat his folc come.
- a1350 Ich herdemen (Hrl 2253)59 : Þe maister budel..vs honteþ ase hound hare..nabbeþ ner budeles boded ar fulle..& we aren euer caht.