"beten" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛːtən/
Etymology: table Inherited from Old English bēatan, from Proto-West Germanic *bautan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd-. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to beat}} table, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|bēatan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English bēatan, {{inh+|enm|ang|bēatan}} Inherited from Old English bēatan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bautan}} Proto-West Germanic *bautan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bautaną}} Proto-Germanic *bautaną, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*bʰewd-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} beten, {{enm-verb|beteth|betynge|bet|beten}} beten (third-person singular simple present beteth, present participle betynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bet, past participle beten) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|bet|bet|c=7|w=te}} Forms: beteth [present, singular, third-person], betynge [participle, present], bet [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], beten [participle, past], strong weak [table-tags], beten [infinitive], to beten [infinitive], bete [infinitive], bete [first-person, present, singular], bet [first-person, past, singular], bette [first-person, past, singular], betest [present, second-person, singular], bete [past, second-person, singular], bet [past, second-person, singular], bettest [past, second-person, singular], beteth [present, singular, third-person], bet [past, singular, third-person], bette [past, singular, third-person], bete [present, singular, subjunctive], bete [past, singular, subjunctive], bette [past, singular, subjunctive], bete [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], beten [plural, present], bete [plural, present], beten [past, plural], bete [past, plural], betten [past, plural], bette [past, plural], beteth [imperative, plural, present], bete [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], betynge [participle, present], betende [participle, present], beten [participle, past], bete [participle, past], bet [participle, past], ybeten [participle, past], ybete [participle, past]
  1. To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:
    To hit or whip; to attack with a blunt weapon or the hands:
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-ZWn9P~9e
  2. To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:
    To bombard or strike with projectiles.
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-AD97MCOS
  3. To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:
    (of the weather) To violently or furiously assail.
    Categories (topical): Weather, Agriculture, Death, Emotions, Metallurgy, Religion, Violence
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-F-fnFqmF Disambiguation of Agriculture: 5 6 9 8 5 7 7 7 2 4 1 5 2 5 2 5 2 2 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Death: 4 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 2 2 8 3 5 1 9 5 1 6 Disambiguation of Emotions: 4 6 12 7 4 9 9 9 4 3 0 3 0 5 3 3 1 0 6 0 9 Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 6 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 2 3 2 4 3 5 3 6 3 3 7 6 2 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 30 0 0 23 23 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Violence: 4 7 10 6 7 8 8 8 5 3 2 3 2 5 6 3 2 3 5 2 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 2 4 1 4 2 5 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9 2 3 1 4 2 5 1 6 1 1 7 1 2
  4. To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:
    To bat (wings or eyes) up and down.
    Categories (topical): Art, Death, Fire
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-G4gV1msx Disambiguation of Art: 5 8 10 12 5 7 7 7 0 6 0 7 0 5 1 6 0 0 14 0 0 Disambiguation of Death: 4 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 2 2 8 3 5 1 9 5 1 6 Disambiguation of Fire: 3 7 7 8 3 7 6 6 4 4 1 4 3 5 2 6 2 1 9 9 2
  5. To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:
    (rare) To strike cloth or tow.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-95HuemU6
  6. To (repeatedly or violently) press, pound or whack:
    To strike metal into shape; to perform metalworking.
    Categories (topical): Death, Metallurgy, Music
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-iqZF~lkE Disambiguation of Death: 4 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 2 2 8 3 5 1 9 5 1 6 Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 6 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 2 3 2 4 3 5 3 6 3 3 7 6 2 Disambiguation of Music: 4 10 7 9 4 13 13 13 0 4 0 5 0 4 1 4 0 0 10 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 2 4 1 4 2 5 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9 2 3 1 4 2 5 1 6 1 1 7 1 2
  7. To (repeatedly or violently) press, pound or whack:
    To throb or vibrate; to make a regular pulse.
    Categories (topical): Death, Metallurgy, Music
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-VCkXZxH8 Disambiguation of Death: 4 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 2 2 8 3 5 1 9 5 1 6 Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 6 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 2 3 2 4 3 5 3 6 3 3 7 6 2 Disambiguation of Music: 4 10 7 9 4 13 13 13 0 4 0 5 0 4 1 4 0 0 10 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 2 4 1 4 2 5 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9 2 3 1 4 2 5 1 6 1 1 7 1 2
  8. To (repeatedly or violently) press, pound or whack:
    (rare) To thresh; to separate grain from the chaff.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Death, Metallurgy, Music
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-TiVo6yr9 Disambiguation of Death: 4 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 2 2 8 3 5 1 9 5 1 6 Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 6 6 7 6 6 8 7 7 2 3 2 4 3 5 3 6 3 3 7 6 2 Disambiguation of Music: 4 10 7 9 4 13 13 13 0 4 0 5 0 4 1 4 0 0 10 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 2 4 1 4 2 5 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9 2 3 1 4 2 5 1 6 1 1 7 1 2
  9. (especially cooking) To crush, grind or mix; to cause to lose form. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-WzDXr-87 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  10. To decorate with embroidery, metalwork, or paintwork. Categories (topical): Sewing
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-ntXojxLD Disambiguation of Sewing: 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 10 3 5 3 4 3 5 3 3 8 3 3
  11. To beat (conquer, ruin, or overcome).
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-iNrUzdyX
  12. (figurative) To inflict punishment upon someone. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-RKOckOCe
  13. (rare) To be near or adjacent; to border. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-aOsrVeu6
  14. (of a quarry, rare) To enter a waterbody so a hunting hound loses scent. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Death, Hunting
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-Flz0AmaN Disambiguation of Death: 4 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 2 2 8 3 5 1 9 5 1 6 Disambiguation of Hunting: 4 11 6 5 8 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 13 5 4 2 2 4 2 3
  15. (figurative, rare) To talk or converse about. Tags: figuratively, rare Categories (topical): Communication, Ethics
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb--9~V~WqQ Disambiguation of Communication: 1 3 0 5 2 8 8 8 3 2 2 1 3 5 20 14 5 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Ethics: 2 5 1 4 4 7 4 7 5 2 2 2 4 4 14 10 9 3 3 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beete, bete, beytt, bet, betyn, beaten [Early-Middle-English], byete [Kent]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbeːtən/, /ˈbɛtən/
Etymology: table Inherited from Old English bētan, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną; some forms are remodelled on bet (“better”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to fix}} table, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|bētan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English bētan, {{inh+|enm|ang|bētan}} Inherited from Old English bētan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bōtijan}} Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bōtijaną}} Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną, {{m|enm|bet|t=better}} bet (“better”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} beten, {{enm-verb|beteth|betynge|bette|bet}} beten (third-person singular simple present beteth, present participle betynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bette, past participle bet) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|bet|bet|3s2=bet|c=te|c2=irr|p_part2=0}} Forms: beteth [present, singular, third-person], betynge [participle, present], bette [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], bet [participle, past], irregular weak [table-tags], beten [infinitive], to beten [infinitive], bete [infinitive], bete [first-person, present, singular], bette [first-person, past, singular], bete [first-person, past, singular], betest [present, second-person, singular], bettest [past, second-person, singular], betest [past, second-person, singular], beteth [present, singular, third-person], bet [present, singular, third-person], bette [past, singular, third-person], bete [past, singular, third-person], bete [present, singular, subjunctive], bette [past, singular, subjunctive], bete [past, singular, subjunctive], bete [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], beten [plural, present], bete [plural, present], betten [past, plural], bette [past, plural], beten [past, plural], bete [past, plural], beteth [imperative, plural, present], bete [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], betynge [participle, present], betende [participle, present], bet [participle, past], ybet [participle, past]
  1. To fix or mend; to perform repairs to.
    To alleviate or cure; to remove a condition.
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-fhW2YRIy
  2. To fix or mend; to perform repairs to.
    To reassure; to free from distress.
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-c3aNY~M2
  3. To save from danger or death. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-68-YCTR3 Disambiguation of Death: 4 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 2 2 8 3 5 1 9 5 1 6
  4. To expiate; to make amends for a sin or wrong. Categories (topical): Agriculture, Art, Fire, Music
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-pJFBPEfZ Disambiguation of Agriculture: 5 6 9 8 5 7 7 7 2 4 1 5 2 5 2 5 2 2 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Art: 5 8 10 12 5 7 7 7 0 6 0 7 0 5 1 6 0 0 14 0 0 Disambiguation of Fire: 3 7 7 8 3 7 6 6 4 4 1 4 3 5 2 6 2 1 9 9 2 Disambiguation of Music: 4 10 7 9 4 13 13 13 0 4 0 5 0 4 1 4 0 0 10 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 2 4 1 4 2 5 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9 2 3 1 4 2 5 1 6 1 1 7 1 2
  5. To start or add fuel to a fire; to stoke. Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-bnZzVGo2 Disambiguation of Fire: 3 7 7 8 3 7 6 6 4 4 1 4 3 5 2 6 2 1 9 9 2
  6. (figuratively) To rouse or stir (a feeling) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-beten-enm-verb-WAuXhA0c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beete, bete, beytt, bett, betten, betenn, beote [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "bete",
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "betten",
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      ]
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      "form": "bet",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ybeten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ybete",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To hit or whip; to attack with a blunt weapon or the hands:",
        "To hit or whip; to attack with a blunt weapon or the hands"
      ],
      "id": "en-beten-enm-verb-ZWn9P~9e",
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          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "whip",
          "whip"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "blunt",
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        ],
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To hit or whip; to attack with a blunt weapon or the hands:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To bombard or strike with projectiles."
      ],
      "id": "en-beten-enm-verb-AD97MCOS",
      "links": [
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "repeatedly",
          "repeatedly"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "bombard",
          "bombard"
        ],
        [
          "projectile",
          "projectile"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Weather",
          "orig": "enm:Weather",
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        "plural"
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        "present"
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        "imperative",
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "past"
      ]
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ybete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
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        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To hit or whip; to attack with a blunt weapon or the hands:",
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        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To bombard or strike with projectiles."
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          "beat"
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          "repeatedly",
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          "strike",
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          "hit",
          "hit"
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        [
          "bombard",
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          "projectile",
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        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To violently or furiously assail."
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          "beat"
        ],
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          "strike",
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        ],
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          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
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          "violently",
          "violently"
        ],
        [
          "furiously",
          "furiously"
        ],
        [
          "assail",
          "assail"
        ]
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        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
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      ],
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        "of the weather"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To bat (wings or eyes) up and down."
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        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "repeatedly",
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        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "bat",
          "bat"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing#English"
        ],
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          "eye",
          "eye#English"
        ],
        [
          "down",
          "down"
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      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
        "To strike cloth or tow."
      ],
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        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "repeatedly",
          "repeatedly"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
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        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
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        [
          "tow",
          "tow"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit:",
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      ],
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        "rare"
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    {
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        "To (repeatedly or violently) press, pound or whack:",
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          "whack",
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          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
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          "shape",
          "shape"
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        [
          "perform",
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          "repeatedly",
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          "violently",
          "violently#English"
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          "throb",
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          "vibrate",
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          "regular",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To (repeatedly or violently) press, pound or whack:",
        "To thresh; to separate grain from the chaff."
      ],
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          "repeatedly",
          "repeatedly#English"
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        [
          "violently",
          "violently#English"
        ],
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          "press",
          "press"
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          "pound",
          "pound"
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          "whack",
          "whack"
        ],
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          "thresh",
          "thresh"
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        [
          "grain",
          "grain"
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          "chaff",
          "chaff"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To (repeatedly or violently) press, pound or whack:",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Cooking"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To crush, grind or mix; to cause to lose form."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cooking",
          "cooking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "crush",
          "crush"
        ],
        [
          "grind",
          "grind"
        ],
        [
          "mix",
          "mix"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially cooking) To crush, grind or mix; to cause to lose form."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "especially"
      ],
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        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To decorate with embroidery, metalwork, or paintwork."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ],
        [
          "embroidery",
          "embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "metalwork",
          "metalwork"
        ],
        [
          "paintwork",
          "paintwork"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To beat (conquer, ruin, or overcome)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "conquer",
          "conquer#English"
        ],
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin#English"
        ],
        [
          "overcome",
          "overcome#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To inflict punishment upon someone."
      ],
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        [
          "inflict",
          "inflict"
        ],
        [
          "punishment",
          "punishment"
        ],
        [
          "upon",
          "upon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To inflict punishment upon someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be near or adjacent; to border."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "adjacent",
          "adjacent"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To be near or adjacent; to border."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To enter a waterbody so a hunting hound loses scent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enter",
          "enter"
        ],
        [
          "waterbody",
          "waterbody"
        ],
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting"
        ],
        [
          "hound",
          "hound"
        ],
        [
          "scent",
          "scent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a quarry, rare) To enter a waterbody so a hunting hound loses scent."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a quarry"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To talk or converse about."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "converse",
          "converse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, rare) To talk or converse about."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛːtən/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "beete"
    },
    {
      "word": "bet"
    },
    {
      "word": "bete"
    },
    {
      "word": "betyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "beytt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "beaten"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Kent"
      ],
      "word": "byete"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle English irregular weak verbs",
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
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    "enm:Agriculture",
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    "enm:Communication",
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    "enm:Emotions",
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    "enm:Hunting",
    "enm:Metallurgy",
    "enm:Music",
    "enm:Religion",
    "enm:Sewing",
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      "name": "etymid"
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      "name": "glossary"
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        "4": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "ybet",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "beten",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beteth",
        "2": "betynge",
        "3": "bette",
        "4": "bet"
      },
      "expansion": "beten (third-person singular simple present beteth, present participle betynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bette, past participle bet)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bet",
        "2": "bet",
        "3s2": "bet",
        "c": "te",
        "c2": "irr",
        "p_part2": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To fix or mend; to perform repairs to.",
        "To alleviate or cure; to remove a condition."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "mend",
          "mend"
        ],
        [
          "alleviate",
          "alleviate"
        ],
        [
          "cure",
          "cure"
        ],
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To fix or mend; to perform repairs to.",
        "To reassure; to free from distress."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "mend",
          "mend"
        ],
        [
          "reassure",
          "reassure"
        ],
        [
          "distress",
          "distress"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To save from danger or death."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ],
        [
          "danger",
          "danger"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To expiate; to make amends for a sin or wrong."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expiate",
          "expiate"
        ],
        [
          "amend",
          "amend"
        ],
        [
          "sin",
          "sin"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To start or add fuel to a fire; to stoke."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ],
        [
          "fuel",
          "fuel"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "stoke",
          "stoke"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To rouse or stir (a feeling)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rouse",
          "rouse"
        ],
        [
          "stir",
          "stir"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To rouse or stir (a feeling)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛtən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beete"
    },
    {
      "word": "bete"
    },
    {
      "word": "bett"
    },
    {
      "word": "betten"
    },
    {
      "word": "beytt"
    },
    {
      "word": "betenn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "beote"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beten"
}

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