beþian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === beþan, beþigean, beþþan, bæþþan === Etymology === From the fusion of Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan and its variant *baþigōn, from Proto-Germanic *baþjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). More at bath. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeθ.jɑn/, [ˈbeð.jɑn] (Weak Class I) IPA(key): /ˈbe.θi.ɑn/, [ˈbe.ði.ɑn] (Weak Class II) === Verb === beþian (transitive) to heat, warm, foment (transitive) to wash, bathe (transitive) to cherish ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġebeþian ==== Related terms ==== baþian bæþ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bethen, beðen, beþien (Early Middle English)English: beath (dialectal)