bethen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English beþian, beþþan, from Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan, from Proto-Germanic *baþjaną; compare bath (“bath”) and bathen (“to bathe”).

Pronunciation

  • (unlengthened) IPA(key): /ˈbɛðən/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛːðən/, /ˈbæːðən/

Verb

bethen (third-person singular simple present betheth, present participle bethende, bethynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bethed)

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) To bathe; to immerse oneself in water.
    Synonym: bathen
  2. (rare) To immerse wood in a heated bath to soften it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bethen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) bethen, bethe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular bethe bethed
2nd-person singular bethest bethedest
3rd-person singular betheth bethed
subjunctive singular bethe
imperative singular —
plural1 bethen, bethe betheden, bethede
imperative plural betheth, bethe —
participles bethynge, bethende bethed, ybethed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: beath (dialectal)

References

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