Biddy2 (bidi)

[Dim. of Bridget, a fem. proper name, usually given in honor of St. Bridget (Ir. and Gael. Brighid (gen. Brighide, Bride, whence the form St. Bride ), bide (bid), v.; pret. and pp. bode, ppr. biding. [ Shak., Macbeth, iii. 4. All knees to thee shall bow, of them that bide In heaven, or earth, or under earth in hell. Milton , P. L., iii. 321. IMG:content-2042.png:[blocks in formation] bienséance