The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beath
Beath \Beath\ (b[=e][th]), v. t. [AS. be[eth]ian to foment.]
To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
beath
vb. 1 (context transitive dialectal English) To bathe (with warm liquid); foment. 2 (context transitive English) To dry or heat (unseasoned) wood for the purpose of straightening it.
Wikipedia
Beath (surname)
Beath is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Barry Beath (born 1944), Australian rugby league player
- Betty Beath (born 1932), Australian composer, pianist and music educator
- Chris Beath, Australian soccer referee
- Cynthia Beath (born 1944), American computer scientist
- Danny Beath (1960–2013), British photographer and botanist
- Kate Beath (1882–1979), New Zealand architect
- Robert Burns Beath (1839–1914), American military officer
Usage examples of "beath".
Jalcanaius Fostus, shatterer of the hosts of men, whitherward over the lonely beaths forlorn, thou and thy great armament?