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bǽtan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
bǽtan, p. bǽtte; pp. bǽted; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§531;
To bridle, rein in, restrain, curb, bit; frenum equo vel asino injicere, frenare, cohibere
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  • Esolas bǽtan

    to bridle asses,

    • Cd. 138; Th. 173, 25
    • ;
    • Gen. 2866
    • .
  • Gif he ǽr þweores windes bǽtte

    if he first restrained the perverse wind,

    • Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 16
    • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. beizian mordere facere, infrenare
:
O. Nrs. beita
.]
Derived forms
ge-bǽtan, ymbe-
Linked entries
v.  bǽtte béting boeting.
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  • bǽtan, v.