biva

Faroese

/ˈpiːva/

verb
Definitions
  • shake, tremble

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bifa inherited from Proto-Germanic *bibāną (shiver, quake), *bʰeyH- root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (beat, fear, strike, hew).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeyH-

Gloss

beat, fear, strike, hew

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄

Emoji
💓 🥁 🥊 🪘 🫀

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