bettre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• betre, better, beter, betere, bettyr, bettir, betir, bettere, beteræ, bætere

Etymology

From Old English betera, from Proto-Germanic *batizô. In adverbial senses, supplements earlier bet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛtrə/, /ˈbɛtər(ə)/

Adjective

bettre

1. comparative degree of good

References

• “bettre (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.

Descendants

• English: better
• Scots: better

Adverb

bettre

1. comparative degree of wel

References

• “bettre (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.

Descendants

• English: better
• Scots: better

Noun

bettre (plural betters)

1. Something or someone which is more good or wel (i.e. better).
2. (especially) One's social superior; one of one's betters.
3. Edge, benefit, advantage; something which is beneficial (especially against others)

Derived terms

• beteren

References

• “bettre (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.

Descendants

• English: better
• Scots: better