næderbita

Old English

Alternative forms

• nǣdrebita, nǣddrebita, nǣdderbita

Etymology

nǣdre (“snake”) +‎ bita (“biter”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæː.derˌbi.tɑ/

Noun

nǣderbita m

1. mongoose; ichneumon.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	nǣderbita	nǣderbitan
accusative	nǣderbitan	nǣderbitan
genitive	nǣderbitan	nǣderbitena
dative	nǣderbitan	nǣderbitum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “næder-bita”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.