bot

Old Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • improvement
  • benefit, utility
  • cure
  • compensation

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bót (bettering, remedy) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (recompense, improvement, atonement).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bōtō

Gloss

recompense, improvement, atonement

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