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Webster 1913 Edition

Bace

Bace

,
Noun.
,
Adj.
, &
Verb.
See
Base
.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Definition 2024

bace

bace

See also: bacë

English

Noun

bace ‎(plural baces)

  1. (rare) A blow; a drubbing.

Etymology 2

Noun

bace ‎(plural baces)

  1. Obsolete form of base.

Adjective

bace ‎(comparative more bace, superlative most bace)

  1. Obsolete form of base.

Verb

bace ‎(third-person singular simple present baces, present participle bacing, simple past and past participle baced)

  1. Obsolete form of base.

Romanian

Noun

bace f pl

  1. plural of bacă

Etymology

From dialectal English (compare Old Scots bais, base ‎(“to beat soundly”)), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish bas ‎(“a beating, flogging”), Swedish basa ‎(“to beat, flog”), Danish bask ‎(“a lash, blow”), Danish baske ‎(“to beat, strike, flap”). Cognate with Scots baiss ‎(“to beat, drub”). More at bash, box.

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