"beth" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Etymology: From Old English bēoþ, present plural of bēon (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *biunþi, third-person present plural of *beuną (“to be, become”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bēoþ}} Old English bēoþ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*biunþi}} Proto-Germanic *biunþi Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} beth
  1. plural present indicative of been Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present Form of: been
    Sense id: en-beth-enm-verb-cIvwEK~M Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 2 9 26 4 4 25 25 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 7 32 3 3 20 32 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 68 15 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beþ
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old English biþ, with the vowel of the infinitive leveled in. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|biþ}} Old English biþ Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} beth
  1. Alternative form of bith Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bith Synonyms: biþ, bith
    Sense id: en-beth-enm-verb-VpvA1ObC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From Old English bēoþ, plural imperative form of bēon, from Proto-Germanic *beuþ, second-person plural imperative form of *beuną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bēoþ}} Old English bēoþ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*beuþ}} Proto-Germanic *beuþ Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} beth
  1. plural imperative of been Tags: form-of, imperative, plural Form of: been
    Sense id: en-beth-enm-verb-EyHczNml
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beþ
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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