bayten

• bayte, baite, beyton, baiten, beiten, beȝȝtenn

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛi̯tən/

bayten

1. 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.
2. 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, figuratively) To metaphorically nourish oneself; to visually stimulate oneself.
3. (rare) To supply a fishing mechanism with bait.
4. (rare) To fatten; to prepare so as to be used as meat.
5. (rare) To chase down with hounds.

• bayte
• baytynge

• English: bait
• Scots: bait

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