"bet" meaning in Middle English

See bet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bɛt/ Forms: in predicates
Etymology: From Old English bet, from Proto-West Germanic *bati, from Proto-Germanic *batiz. In adverbial senses, later supplemented by bettre. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bet}} Old English bet, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bati}} Proto-West Germanic *bati, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*batiz}} Proto-Germanic *batiz Head templates: {{head|enm|comparative adjective}} bet
  1. comparative degree of wel Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: wel
    Sense id: en-bet-enm-adj-y2wXsS6h Categories (other): Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 28 entries: 0 1 0 1 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 6 8 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 6 0 5 2 1 7 1 1 8 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 7 0 6 2 0 8 1 1 9 9 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 12 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bett, bette, bæt [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /bɛt/
Etymology: From Old English bet, from Proto-West Germanic *bati, from Proto-Germanic *batiz. In adverbial senses, later supplemented by bettre. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bet}} Old English bet, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bati}} Proto-West Germanic *bati, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*batiz}} Proto-Germanic *batiz Head templates: {{head|enm|comparative adverb}} bet
  1. comparative degree of wel Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: wel
    Sense id: en-bet-enm-adv-y2wXsS6h Categories (other): Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 28 entries: 0 1 0 1 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 6 8 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 6 0 5 2 1 7 1 1 8 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 7 0 6 2 0 8 1 1 9 9 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 12 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bett, bette, bæt [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bɛt/
Etymology: From Old English bet, from Proto-West Germanic *bati, from Proto-Germanic *batiz. In adverbial senses, later supplemented by bettre. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bet}} Old English bet, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bati}} Proto-West Germanic *bati, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*batiz}} Proto-Germanic *batiz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} bet
  1. Something or someone which is more wel (i.e. better).
    Sense id: en-bet-enm-noun-ddWpBs82 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 12 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bett, bette, bæt [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} bet
  1. Alternative form of beten (“to beat”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: beten (extra: to beat)
    Sense id: en-bet-enm-verb-clPBexjd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        {
          "extra": "to beat",
          "word": "beten"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of beten (“to beat”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beten",
          "beten#Middle_English:_to_beat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bet"
}

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