Bownde

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Archaic form meaning tied or fastened tightly with cords or ropes ; made ready and setting out on the way toward some destination
2. Old-fashioned word for secured with a binding or tether ; prepared and heading off toward a particular place
3. Literary term describing something fastened or tied fast ; equipped and about to travel or proceed toward a goal

Etymology: "Bownde" is a Middle English spelling of the past participle of "bind," as in "he was bound by oath." It descends from Old English "bunden," the participle of "bindan," which shares its root with the modern verb. The "ow" spelling reflects a period when scribes wrote the same vowel as "ou," "ow," or "oo" with no standard form.