bayten

Middle English[edit]

From Old Norse beita, from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną; equivalent to bayte +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

bayten

To attack or war with; to bait:
1. To bait or attack one's prey with a dog.
2. (rare) To attack one's prey as a dog baiting.
3. (rare) To tease or inflict anguish; to drive someone to do something.
To supply or provide with food:
1. To feed an animal or prepare to do so; to feed or water oneself when referring to an animal.
2. (rare) To dine or consume; to nourish oneself as a human.
3. (rare, figurative) To metaphorically nourish oneself; to visually stimulate oneself.
(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.

Conjugation of bayten (weak in -ed)

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

“baiten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.