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bace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
bace
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blow; a drubbing.

noun

Obsolete form of base.

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete form of base.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete form of base.

Obsolete

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

baces (plural) more bace (comparative) most bace (superlative) baces (present, singular) bacing (participle, present) baced (participle, past) baced (past)

Questions

What does bace mean?
A blow; a drubbing.
Where does bace come from?
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.

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