bait

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Etymology unknown.

From Middle English bayte, bait, beite, from Old Norse beita (“food, bait”), from Proto-Germanic *baitō (“that which is bitten, bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bheyd- (“to cleave, split, separate”). Cognate with German Beize (“mordant, corrosive fluid; marinade”), Old English bāt (“that which can be bitten, food, bait”). Related to bite.

From Middle English bayten, baiten, beiten, from Old Norse beita (“to bait, cause to bite, feed, hunt”), from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (“to cause to bite, bridle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bheyd- (“to cleave, split, separate”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to bait”), Swedish beta (“to bait, pasture, graze”), German beizen (“to cause to bite, bait”), Old English bǣtan (“to bait, hunt, bridle, bit”).

French battre de l'aile or des ailes, to flap or flutter.

204 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Aklanon: paon — substance used in catching animals
• Aleut: umĝix̂ — substance used in catching animals
• Northern Altai: ньем (nʹyem) — substance used in catching animals
• Northern Altai: нем (nem) — substance used in catching animals
• Northern Altai: чем (čem) — substance used in catching animals
• Southern Altai: јем (ǰem) — substance used in catching animals
• Arabic: طُعْم (ṭuʕm) — substance used in catching animals
• Armenian: խայծ (xayc) — substance used in catching animals
• Asturian: enguadu — substance used in catching animals
• Asturian: guieldu — substance used in catching animals
• Asturian: raba — substance used in catching animals
• Asturian: carnada — substance used in catching animals
• Basque: amuzki — substance used in catching animals
• Basque: beita — substance used in catching animals
• Basque: jaki — substance used in catching animals
• Central Bikol: paon — substance used in catching animals
• Bulgarian: стръв (strǎv) — substance used in catching animals
• Catalan: esquer — substance used in catching animals
• Chinese Mandarin: 誘餌 /诱饵 (yòu'ěr) — substance used in catching animals
• Chinese Mandarin: 魚餌 /鱼饵 (yú'ěr) — substance used in catching animals
• Cornish: treustrumm — substance used in catching animals
• Czech: návnada — substance used in catching animals
• Danish: agn — substance used in catching animals
• Danish: madding — substance used in catching animals
• Dutch: aas — substance used in catching animals
• Dutch: lokaas — substance used in catching animals
• Faroese: agn — substance used in catching animals
• Finnish: syötti — substance used in catching animals
• Finnish: täky — substance used in catching animals
• French: appât — substance used in catching animals
• Friulian: lescje — substance used in catching animals
• Galician: engado — substance used in catching animals
• Galician: isca — substance used in catching animals
• Galician: gueldo — substance used in catching animals
• Galician: raba — substance used in catching animals
• German: Köder — substance used in catching animals
• Greek: δόλωμα (dóloma) — substance used in catching animals
• Ancient Greek: δέλεαρ (délear) — substance used in catching animals
• Hindi: चारा (cārā) — substance used in catching animals
• Hindi: प्रलोभन (pralobhan) — substance used in catching animals
• Hungarian: csali — substance used in catching animals
• Hungarian: csalétek — substance used in catching animals
• Icelandic: beita — substance used in catching animals
• Icelandic: agn — substance used in catching animals
• Indonesian: umpan — substance used in catching animals
• Italian: esca — substance used in catching animals
• Japanese: 餌 (esa) — substance used in catching animals
• Korean: 미끼 (mikki) — substance used in catching animals
• Korean: 먹이 (meogi) — substance used in catching animals
• Central Kurdish: چەشە (çeşe) — substance used in catching animals
• Latin: esca — substance used in catching animals
• Macedonian: мамец (mamec) — substance used in catching animals
• Malay: umpan — substance used in catching animals
• Brunei Malay: umpan — substance used in catching animals
• Malayalam: ഇര (ira) — substance used in catching animals
• Mansaka: paan — substance used in catching animals
• Māori: māunu — substance used in catching animals
• Māori: mōunu — substance used in catching animals
• Māori: parangia — substance used in catching animals
• Māori: poapoa — substance used in catching animals
• Mongolian: өгөөш (ögööš) — substance used in catching animals
• Mongolian: ᠥᠭᠭᠦᠭᠡᠰᠢ (öggügesi) — substance used in catching animals
• Norman: bète — substance used in catching animals
• Norwegian: beita — substance used in catching animals
• Norwegian: agn — substance used in catching animals
• Occitan: esca — substance used in catching animals
• Old Norse: beita — substance used in catching animals
• Old Norse: agn — substance used in catching animals
• Persian: طعمه (to'me) — substance used in catching animals
• Polish: przynęta — substance used in catching animals
• Portuguese: isca — substance used in catching animals
• Romanian: momeală — substance used in catching animals
• Romanian: nadă — substance used in catching animals
• Russian: нажи́вка (nažívka) — substance used in catching animals
• Russian: прима́нка (primánka) — substance used in catching animals
• Serbo-Croatian: мамац — substance used in catching animals
• Serbo-Croatian: mamac — substance used in catching animals
• Slovak: návnada — substance used in catching animals
• Slovene: vaba — substance used in catching animals
• Spanish: carnada — substance used in catching animals
• Spanish: cebo — substance used in catching animals
• Spanish: señuelo — substance used in catching animals
• Spanish: carnaza — substance used in catching animals
• Spanish: añagaza — substance used in catching animals
• Spanish: ñagaza — substance used in catching animals
• Spanish: enza — substance used in catching animals
• Sranan Tongo: beti — substance used in catching animals
• Swahili: chambo — substance used in catching animals
• Swedish: agn — substance used in catching animals
• Swedish: bete — substance used in catching animals
• Tagalog: pain — substance used in catching animals
• Tamil: இரை (irai) — substance used in catching animals
• Tausug: umpan — substance used in catching animals
• Thai: เหยื่อ (yʉ̀ʉa) — substance used in catching animals
• Turkish: yem — substance used in catching animals
• Ukrainian: прина́да (prynáda) — substance used in catching animals
• Ukrainian: нажи́вка (nažývka) — substance used in catching animals
• Ukrainian: прима́нка (prymánka) — substance used in catching animals
• Vietnamese: mồi — substance used in catching animals
• Volapük: bätazib — substance used in catching animals
• Welsh: abwyd — substance used in catching animals
• Yakan: umpen — substance used in catching animals
• Chinese Mandarin: 毒饵 (dú'ěr) — poisoned food to kill pests
• Czech: otrávená návnada — poisoned food to kill pests
• Finnish: syötti — poisoned food to kill pests
• French: appât — poisoned food to kill pests
• German: Giftköder — poisoned food to kill pests
• Japanese: 毒餌 (doku-esa) — poisoned food to kill pests
• Korean: 독미끼 (dongmikki) — poisoned food to kill pests
• Polish: trutka — poisoned food to kill pests
• Portuguese: isca — poisoned food to kill pests
• Russian: прима́нка (primánka) — poisoned food to kill pests
• Slovene: vaba — poisoned food to kill pests
• Bulgarian: прима́мка (primámka) — anything which allures
• Bulgarian: изкуше́ние (izkušénie) — anything which allures
• Catalan: esquer — anything which allures
• Czech: návnada — anything which allures
• Czech: lákadlo — anything which allures
• Czech: vábnička — anything which allures
• Finnish: syötti — anything which allures
• French: leurre — anything which allures
• Galician: ensenrada — anything which allures
• Galician: engado — anything which allures
• Galician: besbello — anything which allures
• German: Köder — anything which allures
• German: Lockmittel — anything which allures
• Greek: δόλωμα (dóloma) — anything which allures
• Hindi: प्रलोभन (pralobhan) — anything which allures
• Hungarian: csalétek — anything which allures
• Hungarian: csali — anything which allures
• Italian: esca — anything which allures
• Japanese: 誘惑 (yūwaku) — anything which allures
• Korean: 유혹 (yuhok) — anything which allures
• Polish: przynęta — anything which allures
• Polish: wabik — anything which allures
• Portuguese: isca — anything which allures
• Portuguese: engodo — anything which allures
• Russian: прима́нка (primánka) — anything which allures
• Russian: искуше́ние (iskušénije) — anything which allures
• Russian: мано́к (manók) — anything which allures
• Serbo-Croatian: мамац — anything which allures
• Serbo-Croatian: mamac — anything which allures
• Slovene: vaba — anything which allures
• Spanish: anzuelo — anything which allures
• Spanish: carnada — anything which allures
• Spanish: carnaza — anything which allures
• Spanish: añagaza — anything which allures
• Spanish: enza — anything which allures
• Swedish: lockbete — anything which allures
• Volapük: bätazib — anything which allures
• Welsh: abwyd — anything which allures
• Czech: svačina — portion of food or drink taken on a journey
• Finnish: eväs — portion of food or drink taken on a journey
• Finnish: eväät — portion of food or drink taken on a journey
• Finnish: matkaeväät — portion of food or drink taken on a journey
• Portuguese: farnel — portion of food or drink taken on a journey
• Czech: přesnídávka — light or hasty luncheon
• Finnish: ruokatauko — light or hasty luncheon
• Finnish: välipala — light or hasty luncheon
• Finnish: huikopala — light or hasty luncheon
• Portuguese: isca — light or hasty luncheon
• Portuguese: lanche — light or hasty luncheon
• Bulgarian: примамвам (primamvam) — to attract with bait
• Bulgarian: слагам стръв (slagam strǎv) — to attract with bait
• Catalan: enllepolir — to attract with bait
• Catalan: enllaminir — to attract with bait
• Catalan: engormandir — to attract with bait
• Catalan: atreure — to attract with bait
• Catalan: posar un parany — to attract with bait
• Dutch: lokken — to attract with bait
• Dutch: aantrekken — to attract with bait
• Finnish: houkutella syötillä — to attract with bait
• French: appâter — to attract with bait
• Galician: iscar — to attract with bait
• German: ködern — to attract with bait
• German: anlocken — to attract with bait
• Ancient Greek: δελεάζω (deleázō) — to attract with bait
• Italian: adescare — to attract with bait
• Japanese: 餌で釣る (esa de tsuru) — to attract with bait
• Latin: inescō — to attract with bait
• Māori: pātoi — to attract with bait
• Māori: poapoa — to attract with bait
• Portuguese: iscar — to attract with bait
• Portuguese: engodar — to attract with bait
• Portuguese: cevar — to attract with bait
• Portuguese: negacear — to attract with bait
• Serbo-Croatian: ма́мити — to attract with bait
• Serbo-Croatian: mámiti — to attract with bait
• Spanish: cebar — to attract with bait
• Turkish: yemlemek — to attract with bait
• Catalan: esquerar — to affix or attach a bait
• Czech: dát návnadu — to affix or attach a bait
• Faroese: egna — to affix or attach a bait
• Finnish: syötittää — to affix or attach a bait
• Galician: encabar — to affix or attach a bait
• Galician: iscar — to affix or attach a bait
• Italian: innescare — to affix or attach a bait
• Japanese: 餌を付ける (esa o tsukeru) — to affix or attach a bait
• Māori: kāweru — to affix or attach a bait
• Māori: māunu — to affix or attach a bait
• Māori: mōunu — to affix or attach a bait
• Portuguese: iscar — to affix or attach a bait
• Swedish: agna — to affix or attach a bait
• Turkish: yemlemek — to affix or attach a bait