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böten

böten

See also: boten, boeten, and Boten

German

Verb

böten

  1. First-person plural subjunctive II of bieten.
  2. Third-person plural subjunctive II of bieten.

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon böten, from Old Saxon bōtian, related to Dutch boeten, German büßen.

Verb

böten (third-person singular simple present bött, past tense bött, past participle bött, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to pay for
  2. (intransitive, religion) to repent, to do penance
  3. (transitive) to heat
  4. (transitive) to make a fire
  5. (transitive, obsolete) to mend, repair
  6. (transitive, obsolete) to touch up
  7. (transitive, obsolete) to patch
  8. (intransitive, obsolete) to heal, cure

Conjugation