Participles
| Present | bītende |
| Past | (ġe)biten |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | bīte |
| 2nd sing. | bītst |
| 3rd sing. | bītt; bīt |
| 1st plur. | bītaþ |
| 2nd plur. | bītaþ |
| 3rd plur. | bītaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | bāt |
| 2nd sing. | bite |
| 3rd sing. | bāt |
| 1st plur. | biton |
| 2nd plur. | biton |
| 3rd plur. | biton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | bīte |
| 2nd sing. | bīte |
| 3rd sing. | bīte |
| 1st plur. | bīten |
| 2nd plur. | bīten |
| 3rd plur. | bīten |
Past
| 1st sing. | bite |
| 2nd sing. | bite |
| 3rd sing. | bite |
| 1st plur. | biten |
| 2nd plur. | biten |
| 3rd plur. | biten |
Verbs conjugated like 'bitan'
bitan,
Verbs similar to 'bitan'
abitan,
bætan,
betan,
bidan,
bigan,
nitan,
witan,
abidan,
bacan,
bædan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*bītaną'.
Sample Sentences
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…ac mec hnossiað homera lāfa, heardecg heoroscearp, hondweorc smiþa bītað in burgum; (…but remains of hammers strike me, harsh edge of sharp sword, handiworks of smiths bite in boroughs;) [10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:]
Cognates
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