Beath
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /biːð/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Beath is a verb meaning (transitive, dialectal) To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
Meaning
(transitive, dialectal) To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To dry or heat (unseasoned) wood for the purpose of straightening it.
Example Sentences
And in his hand a tall young oake he bore, Whose knottie snags were sharpned all afore, And beath'd in fire for steel to be in sted
Word Forms
- beaths
- beathing
- beathed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include embay, embathe, forbathe, bebathe, bathe, bath.
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