bitr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bitraz, whence also Old English biter (English bitter), Old Saxon bittar (Low German bitter), Old High German bittar (German bitter).

Adjective

bitr

  1. bitter

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bitur
  • Faroese: bitur
  • Old Swedish: biter, bitter, beter
    • Swedish: bitter (under Low German influence)
  • Danish: biderhvas (compound with hvass)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bitr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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