bivien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• beovien, buvien
• befien, byfien (Early Middle English)

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.

Derived terms

• biveren

References

• “bivien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.