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bíte

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
bíte, l. bite,
Wright's OE grammar
§386; §562;
and add:
a bite
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  • Wiþ nǽdran bite,

    • Lch. ii. 110, 19
      • .

  • Bite

    morsum,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 60
      • .

  • Swá hwilcne swá þæt hors mihte, hit slát and wundode hiora lima mid bitum,

      Gr. D. 78, 5.
of the effect of cancer :--
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  • Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað,

    • Lch. i. 296, 22.
fig. :--
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  • 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.' Mycelne bite Drihten dyde on helle þá hé þyder ástág,

    • Bl. H. 67, 17.
the bite, cut of a weapon, &c.
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  • Ðǽr is benda bite and dynta dyne,

    • Wlfst. 114, 23
      • :
    • 209, 17
      • .

  • Gif bánes bite weorð

    if the bone be cut,

    • Ll. Th. i. 12, 5
      • .
    (Cf. O. Frs. bénes biti.)
Etymology
[
O. Frs. biti
:
O. Sax. biti (billes)
:
O. H. Ger. biz morsus
:
Icel. bit; n.
]
Similar entries
v. grist-bite.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “bíte.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/40453.

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  • bíte, n.

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