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Middle English
Etymology
Calque of Old Norse boðorð; equivalent to bod + word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːdˌwurd/, /ˈboːdˌwoːrd/
Noun
bodeword (chiefly Northern)
- commandment, directive (especially divine)
- news, tidings (especially divine)
15th c., “Pharao ”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: Oxford University Press, 1897, →OCLC, page 69, lines 141–145:A, lord! pardon me, Wyth thy leyf, / that lynage luffis me noght; / Gladly thay Wold me greyf, / if I sych bodworde broght.- Ah, Lord! Pardon me, by your leave. That bloodline does not love me; they would gladly hurt me if I brought such news
- (rare) pledge
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