Old English · adjective
ligbisig
Normalised līġbisiġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈliːjˌbi.sij/[ˈliːjˌbi.zij]
- Syllables
- ˈliːj · ˌbi · sij (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- busy
Meaning
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busy with fire
Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.
I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | līġbisiġ | līġbisiġ | līġbisiġ |
| Accusative | līġbisiġne | līġbisiġe | līġbisiġ |
| Genitive | līġbisiġes | līġbisiġre | līġbisiġes |
| Dative | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġre | līġbisiġum |
| Instrumental | līġbisiġe | līġbisiġre | līġbisiġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | līġbisiġe | līġbisiġalīġbisiġe | līġbisiġ |
| Accusative | līġbisiġe | līġbisiġalīġbisiġe | līġbisiġ |
| Genitive | līġbisiġra | līġbisiġra | līġbisiġra |
| Dative | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum |
| Instrumental | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | līġbisiġa | līġbisiġe | līġbisiġe |
| Accusative | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġe |
| Genitive | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan |
| Dative | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan |
| Instrumental | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan |
| Accusative | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan | līġbisiġan |
| Genitive | līġbisiġralīġbisiġena | līġbisiġralīġbisiġena | līġbisiġralīġbisiġena |
| Dative | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum |
| Instrumental | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum | līġbisiġum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From līġ (“fire”) + bisiġ (“busy”)
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