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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English beþian, beþþan, from Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan, from Proto-Germanic *baþjaną; compare bath (“bath”) and bathen (“to bathe”).
Pronunciation
- (unlengthened) IPA(key): /ˈbɛðən/
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛːðən/, /ˈbæːðən/
Verb
bethen (third-person singular simple present betheth, present participle bethende, bethynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bethed)
- (chiefly Early Middle English) To bathe; to immerse oneself in water.
- Synonym: bathen
- (rare) To immerse wood in a heated bath to soften it.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: beath (dialectal)
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