abite

English

Etymology

From Middle English abiten, from Old English ābītan (“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bītaną (“to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to break, bite”), equivalent to a- +‎ bite.

Verb

abite (third-person singular simple present abites, present participle abiting, simple past abit, past participle abitten)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To bite; eat; devour.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

abīte

  1. second-person plural active imperative of abeō: go away!, depart!
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