baithe

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

(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.

Derived terms

baithe à tare-larigot, baithe raide (“to drink heavily”)
vèrre à baithe (“drinking glass”)

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