bīd

n. lingering, hesitation, delay, halt , Rd . [‘ bide ’] ± bīdan 1 (intr.) to stay, continue, live, remain, delay , AO, Ps : (tr. usu. w. g.) wait for, await, expect , Bl, Mt ; AO, CP: endure, experience, find : attain, obtain . [‘ bide ’] biddan 5 to ask, entreat, pray, beseech , AO, Bl . b. and bēodan, hālsian to beg and pray : order, command, require , AO, CP. [‘ bid ’] + biddan 5 (often refl.) to beg, ask, pray , Bl, Mt ; Æ, CP: worship , Æ, AO. [‘ i-bid ’]