beath

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bethen, from Old English beþian, beþigean, beþþan, bæþþan (“to heat, warm, foment, wash, cherish; bathe”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþþjan, *baþigōn, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Cognate with Middle Dutch betten, bessen (“to moisten with hot water, humidify”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːð/ Rhymes: -iːð === Verb === beath (third-person singular simple present beaths, present participle beathing, simple past and past participle beathed) (transitive, dialectal) To bathe (with warm liquid); foment. (transitive) To dry or heat (unseasoned) wood for the purpose of straightening it. === Anagrams === Bathé, Habte, bathe, behat