"bidan" meaning in Old English

See bidan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbiː.dɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-}}, {{dercat|ang|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bīdan}} Proto-West Germanic *bīdan Head templates: {{ang-verb|bīdan}} bīdan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|bīdan<s1>}} Forms: bīdan [canonical], strong [table-tags], bīdan [infinitive], bīdenne [infinitive], bīde [first-person, present, singular], bād [first-person, past, singular], bītst [present, second-person, singular], bide [past, second-person, singular], bītt [present, singular, third-person], bīt [present, singular, third-person], bād [past, singular, third-person], bīdaþ [plural, present], bidon [past, plural], bīde [present, singular], bide [past, singular], bīden [plural, present], biden [past, plural], bīd [imperative, past, present, singular], bīdaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], bīdende [imperative, present], biden [imperative, past], ġebiden [imperative, past]
  1. to wait [with genitive ‘for’]
    Sense id: en-bidan-ang-verb-g4ppckIk
  2. to stay, to remain
    Sense id: en-bidan-ang-verb-ceeBAscj Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ābīdan, ġebīdan, oferbīdan, onbidan Related terms: bǣdan 
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