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  • 91remorse — [14] Remorse etymologically denotes the ‘biting’ of conscience. The word comes ultimately from medieval Latin remorsus ‘torment’, a derivative of Latin remordēre ‘bite back’, hence ‘torrnent’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 92smart — [OE] Smart originated as a verb, meaning ‘be painful’. It came from a West Germanic base *smert , *smart (source also of German schmerz and Dutch smart ‘pain’), which may go back ultimately to the same Indo European ancestor that produced Greek… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 93brikan — [akin to Eng break] : break. Deriv. brakja battle, bruka (*) morsel, bruknan (*) be broken. Comp. gabrikan break, gabruka morsel, ufbrikan despise, unufbrikands trouble free, usbruknan be broken …

    Gothic dictionary with etymologies

  • 94bit — {{11}}bit (n.1) small piece, c.1200, from related O.E. words bite act of biting, and bita piece bitten off, are probably the source of the modern words meaning boring piece of a drill (1590s), mouthpiece of a horse s bridle (mid 14c.), and a… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 95biting — bit·ing || baɪtɪŋ adj. sharp, stinging; sarcastic n. nipping, nibbling; gnawing; morsel, small bit of food baɪt n. nibble, morsel; wound made by biting v. grip with the teeth; take bait, eat a lure …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 96bonne-bouche — n. [Fr.] Titbit, delicacy, nice bit, delicate morsel, choice morsel, delicious mouthful …

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  • 97tidbit — n. Titbit, dainty, delicacy, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate morsel, delicious mouthful …

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  • 98titbit — n. Tidbit, dainty, delicacy, nice bit, delicate morsel, choice morsel …

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  • 99dainty — I. a. 1. Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome. 2. Elegant, delicate, beautiful, neat, fine. 3. Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, overnice. II. n. Delicacy, tidbit, titbit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate… …

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  • 100bheid- —     bheid     English meaning: to prick, pierce     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘spalten”     Material: O.Ind. bhinádmi (participle bhindánt = Lat. findēns, bhinná ḥ besides bhittá ḥ = Lat. fissus), bhē dümi ‘split, carve, rupture etc”, bhidyátē “… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary