Talk:bode
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Bode (n.)
[edit]Does bode (n.) maybe come from Middle English bod, from Old English bod (“a bidding”), from PG *budą? I say this sense there is the sense of "a bid" for the noun. The Middle English dictionary says that the ME bod is a "bidding, (God's) bode". Please read ME Dictionary if there is anything of worth there. Anglish4699 (talk) 21:20, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
- It appears that our Noun bode is actually two separate words (etymologies). Senses 1-3 belong to ME bod (“command; offer”), and #4 is from bod (“stop; delay”) (short for abod) Leasnam (talk) 21:41, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
- ...and to answer your question, yes, the senses 1-3 come from OE bod from *budą Leasnam (talk) 21:53, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
- It appears that our Noun bode is actually two separate words (etymologies). Senses 1-3 belong to ME bod (“command; offer”), and #4 is from bod (“stop; delay”) (short for abod) Leasnam (talk) 21:41, 17 September 2017 (UTC)