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English
Etymology 1
From dialectal English (compare Old Scots bais, base (“to beat soundly”)), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish bas (“a beating, flogging”), Swedish basa (“to beat, flog”), Danish bask (“a lash, blow”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, flap”). Cognate with Scots baiss (“to beat, drub”). More at bash, box.
Noun
bace (plural baces)
- (rare) A blow; a drubbing.
Etymology 2
Noun
bace (plural baces)
- Obsolete form of base.
Adjective
bace (comparative more bace, superlative most bace)
- Obsolete form of base.
Verb
bace (third-person singular simple present baces, present participle bacing, simple past and past participle baced)
- Obsolete form of base.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bars/, /bas/, /baːs/
Noun
bace
- bass (fish)
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Adjective
bace
- Alternative form of bas
Etymology 3
Noun
bace
- Alternative form of base
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
bace f
- dative/locative singular of baka
Romanian
Noun
bace f pl
- plural of bacă
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
bace (Cyrillic spelling баце)
- third-person plural present of baciti