eldertongue

Old English · adjective

biter

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈbi.ter/
Syllables
ˈbi · ter (2 syllables)
Modern English
bitterbitingtaste

Meaning

  1. bitter (taste etc.)

  2. bitter, severe, painful, biting

    Ic [...] bitre breostceare gebiden hæbbe.

    I have endured bitter heart-pain. (The Seafarer)

Declension

Strong declension of biter
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative biterbiterbiter
Accusative biternebiterebitrebiter
Genitive biteresbitresbiterrebiteresbitres
Dative biterumbitrumbiterrebiterumbitrum
Instrumental biterebitrebiterrebiterebitre
Plural
Nominative biterebitrebiterabitrabiterebitrebiter
Accusative biterebitrebiterabitrabiterebitrebiter
Genitive biterrabiterrabiterra
Dative biterumbitrumbiterumbitrumbiterumbitrum
Instrumental biterumbitrumbiterumbitrumbiterumbitrum
Weak declension of biter
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative biterabitrabiterebitrebiterebitre
Accusative biteranbitranbiteranbitranbiterebitre
Genitive biteranbitranbiteranbitranbiteranbitran
Dative biteranbitranbiteranbitranbiteranbitran
Instrumental biteranbitranbiteranbitranbiteranbitran
Plural
Nominative biteranbitranbiteranbitranbiteranbitran
Accusative biteranbitranbiteranbitranbiteranbitran
Genitive biterrabiterenabitrenabiterrabiterenabitrenabiterrabiterenabitrena
Dative biterumbitrumbiterumbitrumbiterumbitrum
Instrumental biterumbitrumbiterumbitrumbiterumbitrum

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bitr.

Descendants

bitter

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