An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

A. S. bicca, bicce, id.; Isl. bickia, catella.

To BICKER, BYKER, v. a. This v., as used in S., does not merely signify, "to fight, to skirmish, to fight off and on," as it is defined in E. dictionaries. It also denotes,
1. The constant motion of weapons of any kind, and the rapid succession of strokes, in a battle or broil.
Wallace.
2. To fight by throwing stones; S.
3. To move quickly; S.
4. It expresses the noise occasioned by successive strokes, by throwing of stones, or by any rapid motion; S.

C. B. bicre, a battle; "Pers. pykar." id. Gl. Wynt.

BICKER, BIKERING, s.
1. A fight carried on with stones; a term among schoolboys, S.
2. A contention, strife, S.
Baillie.

BICKER, BIQUOUR, s. A bowl, or dish for containing liquor; properly, one made of wood; S.
Evergreen.

Germ. becher; Isl. baukur, bikare; Sw. bagare; Dan. begere; Gr. and L. B. βεικαρι, baccarium; Ital. bicchiere, patera, scyphus.

To BID, v. a.
1. To desire, to pray for.
Henrysone.

This sense is common in O. E.

2. To care for, to value.
Douglas.

From the same origin with [Bedis], q. v.