Middle English Dictionary Entry
bọ̄ting ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | bọ̄ting ger. |
| Etymology | From bọ̄ten v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Relief, rescue; redemption; (b) something added to equalize the value of things exchanged.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)5702 : Þe kyng hem bishette wiþouten pite, And in on niȝth, by on metyng, Ȝaf al his folk botyng.
- (c1426) Audelay Poems (Dc 302)14/112 : Were bene one moo Þat mai vs salue of oure sore, oure botyng to vs bring?
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)45 : Botynge, or encrese yn byynge: Licitamentum, liciarium.