biden

== Japanese == === Romanization === biden Rōmaji transcription of びでん == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch bīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan. Cognate with English bide. === Verb === biden to wait [with accusative or genitive ‘for’] ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gebiden ontbiden verbiden ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: beiden (obsolete) === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “biden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old English bīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːdən/ === Verb === biden to stay, wait, remain ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: bide Scots: byde, bide ==== References ==== “bīden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Verb === biden past participle of bīdan