biveren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bevere

Etymology

Frequentative form of bivien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiv(ə)rən/, /ˈbeːv(ə)rə/

Verb

biveren

1. To shake or tremble.

Conjugation

Conjugation of biveren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) biveren, bivere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	bivere	bivered
2nd-person singular	biverest	biveredest
3rd-person singular	bivereth	bivered
subjunctive singular	bivere
imperative singular		—
plural1	biveren, bivere	bivereden, biverede
imperative plural	bivereth, bivere	—
participles	biverynge, biverende	bivered, ybivered

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• beveringe

Descendants

• English: bever, bibber (Irish)
• Scots: bever, baiver, baver, bevver
• Yola: bebber

References

• “biveren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.