Bibe
/baɪb/noun
An obsolete English verb meaning to drink, or an obsolete spelling of “bib.”
Did you know?“Bibe” is also the Latin imperative of bibere, meaning “drink,” a form found in inscriptions, mottos, and historical drinking formulas.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₃-
“to drink”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
píbati
“he drinks”
Ancient Greek
Greek
pínō
“I drink”
Classical Latin
Latin
bibere
“to drink”
Classical Latin
Latin
bibe
“drink! — the imperative command”
Middle English
English
bibben / biben
“to drink”
Modern English
English
bibe
“an obsolete form meaning “to drink” or a variant of “bib””