bite
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
biteprobably by regressive formation of the Old French abiter ('to approach', 'to touch'), having previously been crossed with the verb habiter (in the sense of 'to have carnal relations with'). This from a Norman term of Old French, the verb abiter, itself derived from biter (a) or bitter (a) ('to touch (at)'). The latter is borrowed from Old Norse bíta ('to bite'). A second hypothesis is based on the homophony and analogy of form with the maritime term bitte for mooring, also derived from Old Norse biti ('transverse beam in the roof of a house').
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Plural
bites