bifian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bibēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.fi.ɑn/, [ˈbi.vi.ɑn]

Verb

bifian

  1. to tremble, shake
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "Likewise of Saint Peter"
      Hēo fēoll bifiġendu tō þæs Hǣlendes fōtum.
      She fell trembling at Jesus' feet.
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 27:51
      Þæs temples wāgrift wearþ tōsliten on twēġen dǣlas fram ufeweardum oþ niðeweard, and sēo eorðe bifode, and stānas tōburston.
      The curtain of the temple was torn in half from top to bottom, and the earth shook, and rocks split open.

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Descendants

  • Middle English: bivien, beovien, buvien; befien, byfien, beovien
    • English: bive
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