bothe
English
Determiner
bothe
- Obsolete spelling of both.
Conjunction
bothe
- Obsolete spelling of both.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from the oblique forms of Old East Norse *bóð (Old Norse búð), from Proto-Germanic *bōþō.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːð(ə)/
- IPA(key): /byːθ/ (Northern)
Noun
bothe (plural boothes)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “bọ̄th, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 May 2018.
- Dance, Richard; Pons-Sanz, Sara; Schorn, Brittany (2019), “boþe n”, in The Gersum Project [1], University of Cambridge, University of Cardiff, and the University of Sheffield.
Etymology 2
From Old English bā þā; possibly influenced by Old Norse báðir.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ̝ːð(ə)/
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑːð(ə)/ (Early Middle English)
- IPA(key): /baːθ/ (Northern)
Determiner
bothe
- both; both of (each or both of two things or groups of things)
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[2], published c. 1410, Matheu 10:28, page 4v; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- and nyle ȝe dꝛede hem þat moun ſle þe bodi .· foꝛ þei moun not ſle þe ſoule / but raþere dꝛede ȝe hym þat mai leeſe boþe bodi and ſoule in to helle
- But don't fear those who can kill the body, because they can't kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who can destroy both the body and soul in Hell.
- one of two; either of.
Descendants
Pronoun
bothe
- both (each or both of two things or groups of things)
Descendants
Conjunction
bothe
Descendants
References
- “bōthe, num. (as noun, adj., & conj.).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 May 2018.