bayten
Middle English
/ˈbɛi̯tən/
verb
Definitions
- To attack or war with; to bait:
- To supply or provide with food:
- (rare) To supply a fishing mechanism with bait.
- (rare) To fatten; to prepare so as to be used as meat.
- (rare) To chase down with hounds.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse beita (bait, cause to bite, food, let graze, feed, make bite, incite, hunt, rest) derived from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (cause to bite, bridle) affix from Middle English bayte.
Origin
Middle English
bayte