"biter" meaning in Old English

See biter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbi.ter/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bitr. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}, {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bitr}} Proto-West Germanic *bitr Head templates: {{ang-adj|comp=biterra|sup=biterest}} biter (comparative biterra, superlative biterest) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|biter|contractable=1}} Forms: biterra [comparative], biterest [superlative], strong [table-tags], biter [masculine, nominative, singular], biter [feminine, nominative, singular], biter [neuter, nominative, singular], biterne [accusative, masculine, singular], bitere [accusative, feminine, singular], bitre [accusative, feminine, singular], biter [accusative, neuter, singular], biteres [genitive, masculine, singular], bitres [genitive, masculine, singular], biterre [feminine, genitive, singular], biteres [genitive, neuter, singular], bitres [genitive, neuter, singular], biterum [dative, masculine, singular], bitrum [dative, masculine, singular], biterre [dative, feminine, singular], biterum [dative, neuter, singular], bitrum [dative, neuter, singular], bitere [instrumental, masculine, singular], bitre [instrumental, masculine, singular], biterre [feminine, instrumental, singular], bitere [instrumental, neuter, singular], bitre [instrumental, neuter, singular], bitere [masculine, nominative, plural], bitre [masculine, nominative, plural], bitera [feminine, nominative, plural], bitra [feminine, nominative, plural], bitere [feminine, nominative, plural], bitre [feminine, nominative, plural], biter [neuter, nominative, plural], bitere [accusative, masculine, plural], bitre [accusative, masculine, plural], bitera [accusative, feminine, plural], bitra [accusative, feminine, plural], bitere [accusative, feminine, plural], bitre [accusative, feminine, plural], biter [accusative, neuter, plural], biterra [genitive, masculine, plural], biterra [feminine, genitive, plural], biterra [genitive, neuter, plural], biterum [dative, masculine, plural], bitrum [dative, masculine, plural], biterum [dative, feminine, plural], bitrum [dative, feminine, plural], biterum [dative, neuter, plural], bitrum [dative, neuter, plural], biterum [instrumental, masculine, plural], bitrum [instrumental, masculine, plural], biterum [feminine, instrumental, plural], bitrum [feminine, instrumental, plural], biterum [instrumental, neuter, plural], bitrum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], bitera [masculine, nominative, singular], bitra [masculine, nominative, singular], bitere [feminine, nominative, singular], bitre [feminine, nominative, singular], bitere [neuter, nominative, singular], bitre [neuter, nominative, singular], biteran [accusative, masculine, singular], bitran [accusative, masculine, singular], biteran [accusative, feminine, singular], bitran [accusative, feminine, singular], bitere [accusative, neuter, singular], bitre [accusative, neuter, singular], biteran [genitive, masculine, singular], bitran [genitive, masculine, singular], biteran [feminine, genitive, singular], bitran [feminine, genitive, singular], biteran [genitive, neuter, singular], bitran [genitive, neuter, singular], biteran [dative, masculine, singular], bitran [dative, masculine, singular], biteran [dative, feminine, singular], bitran [dative, feminine, singular], biteran [dative, neuter, singular], bitran [dative, neuter, singular], biteran [instrumental, masculine, singular], bitran [instrumental, masculine, singular], biteran [feminine, instrumental, singular], bitran [feminine, instrumental, singular], biteran [instrumental, neuter, singular], bitran [instrumental, neuter, singular], biteran [masculine, nominative, plural], bitran [masculine, nominative, plural], biteran [feminine, nominative, plural], bitran [feminine, nominative, plural], biteran [neuter, nominative, plural], bitran [neuter, nominative, plural], biteran [accusative, masculine, plural], bitran [accusative, masculine, plural], biteran [accusative, feminine, plural], bitran [accusative, feminine, plural], biteran [accusative, neuter, plural], bitran [accusative, neuter, plural], biterra [genitive, masculine, plural], biterena [genitive, masculine, plural], bitrena [genitive, masculine, plural], biterra [feminine, genitive, plural], biterena [feminine, genitive, plural], bitrena [feminine, genitive, plural], biterra [genitive, neuter, plural], biterena [genitive, neuter, plural], bitrena [genitive, neuter, plural], biterum [dative, masculine, plural], bitrum [dative, masculine, plural], biterum [dative, feminine, plural], bitrum [dative, feminine, plural], biterum [dative, neuter, plural], bitrum [dative, neuter, plural], biterum [instrumental, masculine, plural], bitrum [instrumental, masculine, plural], biterum [feminine, instrumental, plural], bitrum [feminine, instrumental, plural], biterum [instrumental, neuter, plural], bitrum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. bitter (taste etc.)
    Sense id: en-biter-ang-adj-0DT31bym
  2. bitter, severe, painful, biting
    Sense id: en-biter-ang-adj-qJhsrG6R Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bitor, bitter, bittor Derived forms: biterlīċe, biternes

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "biterlīċe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "biternes"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "bitter"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: bitter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bitter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "bitter"
          },
          "expansion": "English: bitter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: bitter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "bittir"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: bittir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: bittir"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeyd-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bitr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bitr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *bitr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "biterra",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biteran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biterum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "biterra",
        "sup": "biterest"
      },
      "expansion": "biter (comparative biterra, superlative biterest)",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "biter",
        "contractable": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bitter (taste etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bitter",
          "bitter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I have endured bitter heart-pain. (The Seafarer)",
          "text": "Ic [...] bitre breostceare gebiden hæbbe.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bitter, severe, painful, biting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bitter",
          "bitter"
        ],
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ],
        [
          "painful",
          "painful"
        ],
        [
          "biting",
          "biting"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbi.ter/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bitor"
    },
    {
      "word": "bitter"
    },
    {
      "word": "bittor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biter"
}

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