Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beath

/biːð/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: beath
IPA: /biːð/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.

Transitive verb

verb

To dry or heat (unseasoned) wood for the purpose of straightening it.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And in his hand a tall young oake he bore, Whose knottie snags were sharpned all afore, And beath'd in fire for steel to be in sted"

Etymology

From Middle English bethen, from Old English beþian, beþigean, beþþan, bæþþan (“to heat, warm, foment, wash, cherish; bathe”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan, *baþigōn, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Cognate with Middle Dutch betten, bessen (“to moisten with hot water, humidify”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bethen, beþian, *baþþjan, *bʰeh₁-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

beaths (present, singular) beathing (participle, present) beathed (participle, past) beathed (past)

Rhymes With

breathe underneath wreath sheath meath bequeath pontypridd seethe sheathe unsheathe wreathe teethe

Questions

How do you pronounce beath?: The recorded pronunciation is /biːð/.
What does beath mean?: To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
Where does beath come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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