Bid
.To bid fair. To seem likely: as “He bids fair to do well;” “It bids fair to be a fine day.” (Anglo-Saxon, bédan or beódan, to promise, to offer.)
To bid for [votes]. To promise to support in Parliament certain measures, in order to obtain votes.
To bid against one. To offer or promise a higher price for an article at auction.
I bid him defiance. I offer him defiance; I defy him.
