bayte

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse beita (noun), from Proto-Germanic *baitō. ==== Alternative forms ==== bait, beite, baite, beyte, beit ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbæi̯t(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== bayte (plural baytes) (Late Middle English) Bait or lure; objects used as a bait or lure. (rare, Late Middle English) Something that draws or allures. ===== Descendants ===== English: bait Scots: bait ===== References ===== “bait, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bayte alternative form of bayten