Bitterness

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Old English biter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German bitter, and probably to bite.


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From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes(“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter +‎ -ness.


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bitterness (n.)

Old English biternys "bitterness, grief;" see bitter + -ness. Figurative sense (of feelings, etc.) is attested earlier than literal sense (of taste), which will surprise no one who reads any amount of Anglo-Saxon literature.