bivien
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old English bifian, beofian (“to tremble, be moved, shake, quake”), from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną (“to quake, shiver”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbivien
- (intransitive) To shake, quake, or tremble; tremble with fear or anger.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: bive
References
edit- “bivien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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