bivien
Middle English
Alternative forms
- beovien, buvien
- befien, byfien (early)
Etymology
From Old English bifian, beofian (“to tremble, be moved, shake, quake”), from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną (“to quake, shiver”).
Verb
bivien
- (intransitive) To shake, quake, or tremble; tremble with fear or anger.
Derived terms
- biveren
Descendants
- English: bive
References
- “bivien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.