böta

See also: bota, bóta, and botá

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bœta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

böta (present bötar, preterite bötade, supine bötat, imperative böta)

  1. to pay a fine

Usage notes

  • More rarely conjugated bötte, bött, says SAOL (1923). This is the case in the very antiquated proverb hött är med ingo bött (“a threat is with naught atoned, is not a crime”).

Conjugation

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References

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German boto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bȫta m (plural böta)

  1. messenger, envoy
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