Middle English Dictionary Entry

baithen v.
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Entry Info

Forms baithen v. Also sg. 3 (error) bayeþ.
Etymology ON; cp. OI beiða beg & beiðni a request. Connection with OI beina promote, cp. OI bein-n hospitable (whence ME bain accommodating, willing), is not possible.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To inquire, ask; (b) to grant (a request); ~ bon; (c) to consent, agree.
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