botl

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botl, n.n: dwelling, home; house, building; building of importance, hall, palace, mansion; township. (BAW-tull / ˈbɔ-təl)

Medieval manuscript image of a colourful city with towers and archways, surrounding a square that contains an angel with a measuring stick, a haloed man with a book, and the Lamb of God.
Heavenly Jerusalem in the Las Huelgas Apocalypse; Spain, 1220; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.429, f. 140v. [ica.themorgan.org]

grundlinga

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grundlinga, adv: from or to the ground, bottom; completely, utterly; (in descriptions of the destruction of a building, monument, city, etc.) to the ground, to its foundation; (in descriptions of the eradication or disappearance of a sin, fault, etc.) thoroughly, completely, utterly. (GRUND-ling-ga / ˈgrʌnd-lɪŋ-ga)