bodeword

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bodword, bodewurd, bodworde, bowdword, bodeworde, bode-word, bodwurd, bodd-word, boodword === 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) (rare) pledge ==== References ==== “bōde-wǒrd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 February 2020.