ayenbite

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Middle English

Alternative forms

ayenbyte

Etymology

From the roots of again + bite, a Middle English calque of Latin remordeo (“I cause remorse, literally 'I bite back'”).

Noun

ayenbite (uncountable)

(obsolete) remorse

Derived terms

agenbite

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