bifian
Old English
Alternative forms
- biofian, beofian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bibjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-, *bʰoyh₂- (“to be frightened”).
Germanic cognates: Old Frisian bivia, Old Saxon bivōn, Middle Dutch bēven (Dutch beven), Old High German bibēn (German beben), Old Norse bifa (Swedish bäva)
Indo-European cognates: Slavic *bojati (Russian бояться (bojatʹsja), Polish bać się), Lithuanian baidas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbifiɑn/, [ˈbiviɑn]
Verb
bifian
- to shiver or tremble
- He, bifiende, feoll to Iohannes fotum: he fell, trembling, at John's feet. (Ælfric)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bifian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | bifian | tō bifienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | bifie bifiġe |
bifode |
| 2nd-person singular | bifast | bifodest |
| 3rd-person singular | bifaþ | bifode |
| plural | bifiaþ bifiġaþ |
bifodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | bifie bifiġe |
bifode |
| plural | bifien bifiġen |
bifoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bifa | |
| plural | bifiaþ bifiġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bifiende bifiġende |
(ġe)bifod | |
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