† abaitv.

Forms: Middle English abate, Middle English abbayte, Middle English abeyte.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, bait v.

Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + bait v.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To excite, stimulate (sexual appetite).

ΚΠ

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 181 (MED) Hys flesshe on here was so abeyted, þat þyke womman he coueytyd.

2. transitive. To incite, urge on, provoke.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > urge on or incite

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wheta1000

eggc1200

spura1225

aprick1297

ertc1325

sharpa1340

abaita1470

sharpen1483

to set (a person) forth1488

to set forth1553

egg1566

hound1571

shove?1571

edge1575

strain1581

spur1582

spurn1583

hag1587

edge1600

hist1604

switch1648

string1881

haik1892

goose1934

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1104 The huntresse..had abated her dogge..at a barayne hynde.

a1500 (a1470) Brut (BL Add. 10099) 519 (MED) Þer was many A man in London þat Abbayted and wold fayn haue seen A comon robbery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	abait
释义	† abaitv. Forms: Middle English abate, Middle English abbayte, Middle English abeyte. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, bait v. Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + bait v. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To excite, stimulate (sexual appetite). ΚΠ a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 181 (MED) Hys flesshe on here was so abeyted, þat þyke womman he coueytyd. 2. transitive. To incite, urge on, provoke. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > urge on or incite tar ona900 wheta1000 eggc1200 spura1225 aprick1297 ertc1325 sharpa1340 abaita1470 sharpen1483 to set (a person) forth1488 to set forth1553 egg1566 hound1571 shove?1571 edge1575 strain1581 spur1582 spurn1583 hag1587 edge1600 hist1604 switch1648 string1881 haik1892 goose1934 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1104 The huntresse..had abated her dogge..at a barayne hynde. a1500 (a1470) Brut (BL Add. 10099) 519 (MED) Þer was many A man in London þat Abbayted and wold fayn haue seen A comon robbery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.a1400
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