baithe

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Norman

Alternative forms

  • beire (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French boivre, beivre, from Latin bibere, bibō (I drink), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

baithe

  1. (Jersey) to drink
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 522:
      I' bét coume ùn alputre.
      He drinks like a fish.

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