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bicche

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English biċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā, from Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (compare Norwegian bikkja (dog), Old Danish bikke), from *bikjaną (to thrust, attack) (compare Old Norse bikkja (plunge into water), Dutch bikken (to hack)). More at bicker.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bicche (plural bicches)

  1. bitch (female dog)
  2. (of a woman) bitch (despicable or disagreeable woman)
  3. (of a man) bitch (despicable or heathen man)

Descendants

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  • English: bitch
    • Dutch: bitch
    • ? German: Betze, Bätze, Petze
    • French: bitch
  • Scots: bitch

References

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