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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
bid .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And the second one: 'And I did as thou biddest, O master, whispering shrewd words in thirsty ears, and raising memories of the things that were of old time.
A HYPERBOREAN BREW 2010
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And the second one: 'And I did as thou biddest, O master, whispering shrewd words in thirsty ears, and raising memories of the things that were of old time.
A HYPERBOREAN BREW 2010
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“Allah forbid that I should behead only nine, when thou biddest me behead ten!”
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Thou biddest me act unjustly; I will not hold my peace.
The Phoenissae 2008
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When the slave saw her, his heart was taken by storm and he fell in love with her forthright and could not but reply; O my mistress, whatsoever thou biddest me do,
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Quoth I, “If Allah please I will not sleep, but will do as thou biddest me.”
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Thou biddest me act unjustly; I will not hold my peace.
The Phoenissae 2008
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Quoth the Fisherman, “Why biddest thou me to be of good cheer?” and he replied, “Because of thy having to die an ill death in this very hour.”
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“Thou mightest have taken the sword no less than I from there whereas it stood, if it had been thy lot to bear it; but now, since it has first of all fallen into my hand, never shalt thou have it, though thou biddest therefor all the gold thou hast.”
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“O stupid dullard who seekest a vain thing, I marvel at thy folly and thy front of brass in that thou biddest me serve thee and stand up before thee as I were a slave bought with thy silver; but soon shalt thou see what is in store for thee, in the way of cracking thy sconce with stones and knocking out thy traitorous dog-teeth.”
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