bisquyte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bysquyte, besquite, byscute, bisquit, byscocte

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bescuit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiskwit/, /ˈbiskiu̯t/(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: iu̯ - perhaps u̯i or ui̯ was intended?)

Noun

bisquyte (plural bisquytes)

1. biscuit

Descendants

• English: biscuit (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: bisquet, bisquite
• Yola: busk

References

• “bisquit(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.