"bethen" meaning in Middle English

See bethen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛðən/ (note: unlengthened), /ˈbɛːðən/, /ˈbæːðən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English beþian, beþþan, from Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan, from Proto-Germanic *baþjaną; compare bath (“bath”) and bathen (“to bathe”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|beþian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English beþian, {{inh+|enm|ang|beþian}} Inherited from Old English beþian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*baþþjan}} Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*baþjaną}} Proto-Germanic *baþjaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} bethen, {{enm-verb|stem=beth}} bethen (third-person singular simple present betheth, present participle bethende, bethynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bethed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|beth|inf2=0}} Forms: betheth [present, singular, third-person], bethende [participle, present], bethynge [participle, present], bethed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], bethen [infinitive], to bethen [infinitive], bethe [first-person, present, singular], bethed [first-person, past, singular], bethest [present, second-person, singular], bethedest [past, second-person, singular], betheth [present, singular, third-person], bethed [past, singular, third-person], bethe [present, singular, subjunctive], bethed [past, singular, subjunctive], bethe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], bethen [plural, present], bethe [plural, present], betheden [past, plural], bethede [past, plural], betheth [imperative, plural, present], bethe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], bethynge [participle, present], bethende [participle, present], bethed [participle, past], ybethed [participle, past]
  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) To bathe; to immerse oneself in water. Tags: Early-Middle-English Categories (topical): Bathing Synonyms: bathen
    Sense id: en-bethen-enm-verb-MIpVfKHT Disambiguation of Bathing: 89 11 Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. (rare) To immerse wood in a heated bath to soften it. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-bethen-enm-verb-EqBhZqSg Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beðen, beþien [Early-Middle-English]

Alternative forms

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