bive

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English

Etymology

From Middle English bivien, beofian, from Old English bifian, beofian (“to tremble, be moved, shake, quake”), from Proto-Germanic *bibōną, *bibjaną (“to quake, shiver”). Cognate with Dutch beven (“to quake”), German beben (“to quake, tremble”), Swedish bäva (“to quake, tremble”), Icelandic bifa (“to budge, be moved”), also Latin foedus (“disgusting, shocking, abominable, heinous”). More at bever.

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Verb

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  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To shake; tremble.

Anagrams

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Noun

bive

  1. dative singular of biv
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