baithe
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- beire (continental Normandy)
Etymology edit
From Old French boivre, beivre, from Latin bibere, bibō (“I drink”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Verb edit
baithe
- (Jersey) to drink
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 522:
- I' bét coume ùn alputre.
- He drinks like a fish.
Derived terms edit
- baithe à tare-larigot, baithe raide (“to drink heavily”)
- vèrre à baithe (“drinking glass”)