bisignes

Old English

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Etymology

From bisiġ +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.sij.nes/, [ˈbi.zij.nes]

Noun

bisiġnes f (Northumbrian, hapax legomenon)

1. 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

• bisġu
• bisgung

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.