"bitte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbit(ə)/, /ˈbut(ə)/ (note: West Midland) Forms: bittes [plural], bit [alternative], bite [alternative], butte [alternative]
Etymology: From the oblique cases of Old English byt, bytt, from Proto-West Germanic *buttjā, from Late Latin buttia, likely borrowed from Byzantine Greek βούττια (boúttia), plural of βούττιον (boúttion), diminutive of βοῦττις (boûttis, “vessel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|byt}} Old English byt, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*buttjā}} Proto-West Germanic *buttjā, {{der|enm|la-lat|buttia}} Late Latin buttia, {{der|enm|gkm|βούττια}} Byzantine Greek βούττια (boúttia) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bitte, {{enm-noun|bittes}} bitte (plural bittes)
  1. A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin.
    Sense id: en-bitte-enm-noun-yZ5BdOUY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Containers, Liquids, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 33 25 Disambiguation of Containers: 65 26 8 Disambiguation of Liquids: 73 12 14 Disambiguation of Organs: 39 44 17
  2. (rare) The uterus or womb (as a "container" for the fetus) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-bitte-enm-noun-qV3mG2vd Categories (other): Organs, Reproduction Disambiguation of Organs: 39 44 17 Disambiguation of Reproduction: 19 51 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} bitte
  1. alternative form of bite Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bite
    Sense id: en-bitte-enm-noun-IJyugF4D Categories (other): Organs Disambiguation of Organs: 39 44 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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