bæþ

See also: Bæþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæθ/

Noun

bæþ n (nominative plural baþu)

1. bath
2. baptismal font

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bæþ	baþu
accusative	bæþ	baþu
genitive	bæþes	baþa
dative	bæþe	baþum

Derived terms

• ġebaþian (“to bathe, wash”)
• stufbæþ

Descendants

• Middle English: bath, baþ
  • English: bath
  • Scots: bath
  • → Welsh: bàth