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BÍDAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.
Wright's OE grammar
§30; §126; §133; §305; §490;
To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure; manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere
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  • Ic in wíte sceal bídan in bendum

    I in torment must abide in bonds,

      Cd. 214; Th. 268, 2; Sat. 49.

  • Seó eorþe gíniende bád

    the earth continued yawning,

      Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 4.

  • Ðonne ðæt he ðǽr leng bide

    than that he should abide there longer,

      Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 4.

  • Mere stille bád

    the sea remained still,

      Cd. 158; Th. 197, 2; Exod. 300.

  • Bídaþ assan on þurste

    expectabunt onagri in siti sua,

      Ps. Th. 103, 11.

  • Swá mín sáwl bád

    sicut expectavit anima mea,

      55, 6.

  • He geþyldum bád

    he waited patiently,

      Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 4; Gú. 886.

  • Utan we well ðære tíde bídan

    bene expectemus horam illam,

      Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 5.

  • Bídaþ Dryhtnes dómes

    they await the Lord's doom,

      Exon. 23 a; Th. 63, 17; Cri. 1021.

  • Bád sóþra geháta

    he awaited the faithful promises,

      Cd. 71; Th. 86, 2; Gen. 1424.

  • Hie ðæs bidon

    for this they waited,

      Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 4; Cri. 147.

  • In helle heó bryne welme bídan sceolden

    in hell they must abide [endure] scorching heat,

      Cd. 213; Th. 266, 25; Sat. 27.

  • Ðá seó circe hér eahtnysse bád

    then the church here endured persecution,

      Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 18; Cri. 704.
Etymology
[Laym. biden, ibiden; p. ibæd, ibad, pl. biden; pp. ibiden, ibede : O. Sax. bídan : N. Frs. bida : O. Frs. bidia : N. Dut. N. L. Ger. beiden : N. Ger. dial. beiten : M. H. Ger. bíten : O. H. Ger. bítan : Goth. beidan : Dan. bie : Swed. bida : O. Nrs. bíða [for bída] : Ir. Gael. feith.]
Derived forms
DER. a-bídan, ge-, ofer-, on-.
Linked entries
v.  a-bídan bád.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BÍDAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4227.

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