Morpheme
Bill
Type
free base
Denotation
beak, trunk, brim
Etymology
Middle English bill, bil, bille, bile; Old English bile; of unknown origin but possible semantic extension of Old English bil, bill “hooked point, curved weapon, sword”
Evidence
bill, billed, billing, billlike, bills, bluebill, boatbill, bristlebill, broadbill, conebill, cranesbill, crookbill, crossbill, crowbill, duckbill, finchbill, flatbill, hawkbill, hawksbill, heronsbill, hookbill, hornbill, ibisbill, ivorybill, lancebill, openbill, parrotbill, razorbill, recurvebill, ringbill, rosybill, sabrebill, saddlebill, sawbill, scimitarbill, scissorbill, scythebill, Selsey, sharpbill, shearbill, sheathbill, shoebill, shovelbill, showbill, shrikebill, sicklebill, silverbill, softbill, spikebill, spinebill, spoonbill, storksbill, straightbill, swanbill, swordbill, thickbill, thornbill, toothbill, waxbill, wedgebill, weebill, whitebill, wrybill, yellowbill
