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bitre

  • adverb
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Grammar
bitre, bitere, bittre; adv. [biter bitter]
Wright's OE grammar
§553;
Bitterly, sharply, cruelly; amare, acriter, atrociter
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  • Ic eom bitre abolgen

    I am bitterly vexed,

      Exon. 119 b; Th. 458, 31; Hy. 4, 109: 120 b; Th. 463, 4; Hö. 65: Beo. Th. 4651; B. 2331.
  • Unc he bitere forgeald

    he bitterly requited us,

      Cd. 222; Th. 290, 21; Sat. 418.
  • Hí gebléndon bittre tosomne unswétne drync ecedes and geallan

    they mingled bitterly together an unsweet drink bf vinegar and gall,

      Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 11; Cri. 1438: 119 a; Th. 457, 4; Hy. 4, 78.
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v.  bitere bittre.
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  • bitre, adv.