bettre

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === beter, betere, betir, betre, better, bettere, bettir, bettyr beteræ, bætere (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English betera, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô. In adverbial senses, supplements earlier bet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛtrə/, /ˈbɛtər(ə)/ === Adjective === bettre comparative degree of good ==== Descendants ==== English: better Scots: better ==== References ==== “bettre, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019. === Adverb === bettre comparative degree of wel ==== Descendants ==== English: better Scots: better Yola: bethther ==== References ==== “bettre, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019. === Noun === bettre (plural betters) Something or someone which is more good or wel (i.e. better). (especially) One's social superior; one of one's betters. Edge, benefit, advantage; something which is beneficial (especially against others) ==== Derived terms ==== beteren ==== Descendants ==== English: better Scots: better ==== References ==== “bettre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019.