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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word BATE. Etymology of the word
BATE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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BATE (1),
to abate, diminish. (F.,—L.)
Shak. has bate, to beat down, diminish, remit, &c.; in many
passages. We find too: 'Batyn, or abaten of weyte or
mesure, subtraho;' Prompt. Parv. p. 26. M.E. bate,
Langtoft, p. 338. Merely a contraction of abate, borrowed
from O.F. abatre, to beat down. See Abate. BATE
(2), strife. (F.,—L.) Shak. has 'breeds no bate;' 2 Hen. IV, ii. 4. 271;
also bate-breeding, Ven. and Adonis, 655. 'Batyn, or
make debate, jurgor;' Prompt. Parv. p. 26. M.E. bat, bate,
Cov. Myst. p. 12; Gawain and the Grene Knight, l. 1461. Bosworth
has: 'Bate, contentio,' but it is an uncertain word, and the true
A.S. word for battle is beadu. B. Hence it is
generally conceded that bate is a mere contraction or corruption of the
common old word debate, used in precisely the same sense; borrowed from
the O.F. debat, strife; a derivative of battre, to
beat. See Batter (1).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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