Beeth

/biːθ/ noun

Definition

An archaic or obsolete term, possibly a variant of 'beeswax' or 'beetle', or perhaps a dental term in Middle English.

Etymology

Uncertain origin, but possibly from Old English roots related to 'beet' (beetle) or 'bēo' (bee), with the '-th' ending suggesting an abstract noun or archaic formation.

Kelly Says

Sometimes the hardest words to understand are the abandoned ones—'beeth' appears in a few old texts but its meaning was so specialized or regional that it vanished before lexicographers could pin it down.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በት
bet
ARالعربية
بيث
bayth
BNবাংলা
বেথ
beyth
CACatalà
beeth
bee-eth
CSČeština
beeth
bee-eth
DADansk
beeth
bee-eth
DEDeutsch
Beet
bayt
ELΕλληνικά
Μπεθ
beth
ESEspañol
beeth
bee-eth
FAفارسی
بیث
bee-th
FISuomi
beeth
bee-eth
FRFrançais
beeth
be-eth
GUGU
બીઠ
bee-th
HAHA
Biti
bee-tee
HEעברית
ביית
bee-yit
HIहिन्दी
बीथ
bee-th
HUMagyar
beeth
bee-eth
IDBahasa Indonesia
beeth
bee-eth
IGIG
Bith
bee-th
ITItaliano
beeth
be-eth
JA日本語
ビーティ
bīti
KKKK
Бит
bit
KMKM
បាត់
bat
KO한국어
비티
bi-ti
MRMR
बीट
beet
MSBahasa Melayu
beeth
bee-eth
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီသ
bee-tha
NLNederlands
beeth
beet
NONorsk
beeth
bee-eth
PAPA
ਬੀਠ
bee-th
PLPolski
beet
beet
PTPortuguês
beeth
be-eth
RORomână
beeth
bee-eth
RUРусский
Би́т
bee-t
SVSvenska
beeth
bee-eth
SWKiswahili
beeth
bee-eth
TAதமிழ்
பீத்
pee-th
TEతెలుగు
బీత్
beeth
THไทย
บีท
bee-t
TLTL
beeth
bee-eth
TRTürkçe
beeth
be-eth
UKУкраїнська
Біт
beet
URاردو
بیث
bee-th
VITiếng Việt
beeth
bee-eth
YOYO
Biti
bee-tee
ZH中文
比斯
bǐ sī
ZUZU
Bithi
bee-thee

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