bifian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === biofian, beofian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *bibēn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.fi.ɑn/, [ˈbi.vi.ɑn] === Verb === bifian to tremble, shake c. 992, Ælfric, "Likewise of Saint Peter" c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 27:51 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beofung bifiġendlīċ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bivien, beovien, buvien, befien, byfien (Early Middle English) ⇒ Middle English: biveren, bevere, beverenEnglish: bever, bibber (Irish)Scots: bever, baiver, baver, bevverYola: bebber