Old English · noun
bisigu
Normalised bisiġu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong īn-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbi.si.ju/[ˈbi.zi.ju]
- Syllables
- ˈbi · si · ju (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- businessoccupationactivitybusytoil
Meaning
-
business, occupation, activity
-
care, trouble, affliction, toil
Ġedroren is þēos duguð eal, drēamas sind ġewitene, wuniað þā wācran ond þās woruld healdaþ, brūcað þurh bisgo.
This army has fallen utterly, glees are gone, the worse live and hold the world, wield with hardships.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From bisiġ + -u.
Descendants
busy
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