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

1. (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

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