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Beath vs Brath - What's the difference?

beath | brath |

As a verb beath

is to bathe (with warm liquid); foment.

As an adjective brath is

hasty; violent; fierce; strong.

As a noun brath is

violence; fierceness; anger; fury; fit of rage.

beath

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (dialectal) To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
  • To dry or heat (unseasoned) wood for the purpose of straightening it.

    • brath

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Scotland)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) brath, broth, braith, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Hasty; violent; fierce; strong.
    • Synonyms
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    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) brath, from (etyl) . See above.

    Noun

    (-)
  • Violence; fierceness; anger; fury; fit of rage.
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