† batteadj.
Etymology: Mätzner compares bat n.2 in sense of ‘speed.’
Obsolete.
rare.
the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > in a hurry or hastening eagerly
a1475 (Sloane) (1862) 22 With porke þou sethe þo henne fatte, Grynde brede and peper and be not batte.
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