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biteon

Pronunciation: /bi.ˈtøːn/

“biteon” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. To draw over (as a covering); cover; veil.
  2. To pull or tug at.
  3. To employ; spend; bestow (time, pains, etc.)
  4. To bring about; manage; arrange.

Etymology

From Old English betēon (“to cover, surround, enclose, dispose of, bestow, bequeath, impeach, accuse”), equivalent to bi- + ten (“to go, to draw”). Cognate with German beziehen (“to obtain, cover, receive, draw”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (bitiuhan, “to bestow, draw over, betray”).

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