different between bitt vs batt

English

Noun

bitt (plural bitts)

1. (nautical) The bitts.
2. (nautical) A bollard.

Translations

Verb

bitt (third-person singular simple present bitts, present participle bitting, simple past and past participle bitted)

1. (nautical, transitive) To put round the bitts.

   to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away

Anagrams

• Tbit

Luxembourgish

Verb

bitt

1. inflection of bidden:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bit

Noun

bitt n (definite singular bittet, indefinite plural bitt, definite plural bitta or bittene)

1. a bite

Derived terms

• insektbitt

Related terms

• bite (verb)

See also

• bit (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

Verb

bitt

1. past participle of bite

References

• “bitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

English

Etymology

Late Middle English in the sense "piece, lump," of uncertain origin, but possibly related to the noun bat with the sense of "beaten" fabric.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

batt (plural batts)

1. Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation
2. (Polari, usually in the plural) A shoe.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• TTAB, attB

Middle English

Noun

batt

1. Alternative form of bat

Old Norse

Verb

batt

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of binda