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ī
tan
V (v-strong-1)
to bite
Source:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bitan#Old_English
Attested in
Exeter Book Riddle 5
("bītaþ")
originates from: PGmc
*bītan-
"bite, be sharp" through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:65)
Inflected forms
bītaþ
"to bite
.pres.3pl
" (
oe-3pl
)
Paradigms