bivien

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English bifian, beofian (“to tremble, be moved, shake, quake”), from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną (“to quake, shiver”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbivjən/

Verb

bivien

  1. (intransitive) To shake, quake, or tremble; tremble with fear or anger.

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