bitter

*bʰidrós (Proto-Indo-European)

*bitraz (Proto-Germanic)

Bitter.

biter (Old English)

Bitter (taste etc.). Bitter, severe, painful, biting.

bitter (Middle English)

bitter (English)

To make bitter. Cynical and resentful.. Harsh, piercing or stinging.. Hateful or hostile.. Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.. (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.. A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.