bisignes
Old English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.sij.nes/, [ˈbi.zij.nes]
Noun
bisiġnes f (Northumbrian, hapax legomenon)
- solicitude; care, anxiety, occupation
- (gloss) sollicitūdō
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bisiġnes | bisiġnessa, bisiġnesse |
| accusative | bisiġnesse | bisiġnessa, bisiġnesse |
| genitive | bisiġnesse | bisiġnessa |
| dative | bisiġnesse | bisiġnessum |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Middle English: bisynes, busines, busynes, businesse, bysynesse, besynesse, bysynes, besines, bysines, besinesse, bisynesse, bisinesse
- English: business (see there for further descendants)
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “business (n.),” June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2744047387.