bodian

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *bodōn (“to proclaim, teach, instruct”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbo.di.ɑn/ === Verb === bodian to tell, proclaim, announce to boast to preach late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History to foretell, prophesy ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== forebodian ġebodian ==== Related terms ==== bod boda ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bodien, boden English: bode