"bayte" meaning in Middle English

See bayte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæi̯t(ə)/ Forms: baytes [plural], bait [alternative], beite [alternative], baite [alternative], beyte [alternative], beit [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse beita (noun), from Proto-Germanic *baitō. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|non:beita<id:bite>|id=bait}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bite", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to bite", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰeyd-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-t", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰéydt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bītaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "causative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "causative suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-janą", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*baitijaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "beita", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bayte", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="bait" data-lang="enm" data-title="bayte" id="Middle_English:_bait">, {{bor|enm|non|beita|pos=noun}} Old Norse beita (noun), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*baitō}} Proto-Germanic *baitō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} bayte, {{enm-noun|baytes}} bayte (plural baytes)
  1. (Late Middle English) Bait or lure; objects used as a bait or lure. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-bayte-enm-noun-9pwZhG3S Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Fishing Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fishing: 59 20 21
  2. (rare, Late Middle English) Something that draws or allures. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-bayte-enm-noun-mXvp7~oC Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} bayte
  1. alternative form of bayten Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bayten
    Sense id: en-bayte-enm-verb-gUtBzbCZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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