† morsitationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin morsitat- , morsitare , -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin morsitat-, past participial stem of morsitare (12th cent. in a British source), variant (compare perhaps -itate suffix) of classical Latin morsicāre (see morsicant adj.) + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare classical Latin morsicātio (recorded in an 8th-cent. epitome).

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Repeated biting; gnawing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > nibbling or gnawing

gnawing1340

nibblea1525

nibbling1707

morsitation1819

1819 J. Seager Suppl. Johnson's Dict. Morsitation, the act of biting frequently and slightly; Gnawing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	morsitation
释义	† morsitationn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin morsitat- , morsitare , -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin morsitat-, past participial stem of morsitare (12th cent. in a British source), variant (compare perhaps -itate suffix) of classical Latin morsicāre (see morsicant adj.) + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare classical Latin morsicātio (recorded in an 8th-cent. epitome). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Repeated biting; gnawing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > nibbling or gnawing gnawing1340 nibblea1525 nibbling1707 morsitation1819 1819 J. Seager Suppl. Johnson's Dict. Morsitation, the act of biting frequently and slightly; Gnawing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1819
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