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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1629
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Boun, Bown, ppl. a. Also: bon(e, boune, bowne, bowin. [ME. boun(e, bown(e, bon(e, early bun(e, ON. bún-, búenn, p.p. of búa to make ready. Chiefly, and in early use exclusively, in verse.]
1. Of persons: Ready or prepared for some action. Freq. const. with prep. (for, to) or with infinitive, and in the phrase to make (oneself) boun. (See also reddy boun s.v. Reddy a.)(1) 1375 Barb. v. 322.
The men … That suld all boune before him be 1375 Ib. xix. 434.
Scottis men … Bown on thair best wis can thaim ma a1400 Legends of the Saints xi. 163.
We grant ws seruandis ay bown of Ihesu Criste a1400 Ib. xxxii. 754.
Thane but bad he mad hym bon ?1438 Alex. ii. 411.
The king lap doun and boun him made a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 124.
Gif thow at bidding suld be boun or obeysand a1500 Henr. Orph. 110.
Seand this cais Proserpyne maid hir bovne 1513 Doug. v. xiv. 3.
He bad, al mak thaim boun 1513 Ib. viii. viii. 115.
Tarchon … To me send ambassatouris all boun 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 142.
Pluk up ȝour hairtis, and mak ȝow bowne 1583 Satirical Poems xlv. 1072.
He … Lapp in a bott & maid him boun a1585 Polwart Flyt. 766.
False lowne! make thé bowne(2) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1694.
To the se thai maid thaime bowne c1420 Wynt. ii. 752.
Alle the men … That was noucht tyll hys byddyng bown c1420 Ib. v. 5571.
The Empryoure … mad hym bowne For hys cas c1460 Thewis Wysmen 127.
To Goddis seruice thai are ay boune 1523–4 Acts Lords of Council XXXIV. 45.
Sa that we wald haif bene bown for gud reule 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 62.
I … to the deide bowne, cairfull creature a1605 Montg. Flyt. 630.
To babling aye bowne(3) 1375 Barb. ii. 160.
He boune wes … To tak with him the gud and ill a1400 Legends of the Saints i. 613.
Petir bowne Hym mad to pas of the towne a1400 Ib. xxiii. 450; etc.
As quha to slepe suld mak hym bon c1420 Wynt. iv. 786.
Ma sall de Than sall be boune to fycht or fle c1420 Ib. vii. 3116; etc.
That to do thai mad thame bowne a1500 Henr. Fab. 470.
To chant and craw he maid him boun c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 233.
Loun lyk Mahoun, be boun me till obey 1513 Doug. iv. vi. 37.
To pas thai mak thaim boun 1513 Ib. xi. vii. 21.
Quhen that our fays … ar bown For to besege the wallys of our town 1569 Satirical Poems x. 258.
To hald the airis in thay partis he was bowne 1584 Reg. Privy C. III. 656.
All … schippis … now frauchtit and bowin to saill in onie uther cuntreis
2. Ready to set out or go; prepared for a journey or voyage; proceeding to a specified destination.In common use (also in prose) after 1560.c1420 Wynt. v. 3656.
Off that land he mad hym bowne c1420 Ib. 3667.
Quhare art thow bowne c1420 Ib. viii. 2696.
Fra Dwnfermlyne he mad hym bown a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 796.
Evin to the montane he maid him full boun a1500 Prestis of Peblis 816.
Vnto ane burges innis he maid him boun c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxv. 44.
Oute of … Striuilling toun, To Edinburcht blis, God mak ȝow boun 1513 Doug. ix. vii. 21.
Quhidder ar ȝe bown, ȝe schaw ws plane 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 303.
Command me to ony service in to the partis quhare I am bown to1565 Protocol Book of J. Foulis 94.
The partis … beȝond sey to the quhilkis he is presentlie bown 1570 Leslie 257.
Thair come ane gret ship … bowin toward England a1578 Pitsc. II. 287/20.
Thay knew not the said Adames purpois nor quhair he was bowne to 1586–7 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries IV. 424.
My Lord Coronnel … is boune over the watter 1592 Warrender P. II. 195.
Mr George Ker being bown out of the cuntrey 1604–5 Misc. Spald. C. V. 77.
To ane litill boy … , being bown to the eist partis 1614 Criminal Trials III. 284.
All schippes or veshelles bowne to Orknay 1629 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III. 84.
The ship … callit the Grene Dragoun whiche wes … bowne to Bayoun
3. Of things: Made ready, put in order.a1400 Legends of the Saints v. 60.
He saw a cors to bere mad bone [: towne] a1400 Ib. xxxiii. 635.
He … gert ma bowne … A costlyk sette a1500 Golagros and Gawane 51.
That we myght entir in his toune, … To by us vittale boune a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 2481.
Quhen all was bovn c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvii. 6.
The barres wes maid boun 1535 Stewart 2810.
Tha salute vther … With langage boun vpoun ane gudlie wys 1585 James VI Ess. 25.
A costly crown, Seuinfolde and round, to dyuers motions boun
