Direct; near; short: as, that way's the bainest (banest).2. Ready; willing.Limber; pliant; flexible.Near by; at hand.2. Readily; willingly.n. A bath, in any of the senses of that word.n. A bagnio or brothel.To bathe; wash.To bathe one's self; take a bath.etc. Obsolete spelling of bane, bone, etc.