bifian

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *bibēn.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of bifian (weak class 2)
infinitive bifian bifienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bifiġe bifode
second person singular bifast bifodest
third person singular bifaþ bifode
plural bifiaþ bifodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bifiġe bifode
plural bifiġen bifoden
imperative
singular bifa
plural bifiaþ
participle present past
bifiende (ġe)bifod

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