busken

Danish

Noun

busken c

1. definite singular of busk

Middle English

Alternative forms

• buschen, buske

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse búask, reflexive of búa (“to prepare”); compare boun for a derivation from that verb's past participle and basken for a similar formation from an Old Norse reflexive.

Forms with -sch- are backspellings due to the analogy of words with fluctuation between /sk/ and /ʃ/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuskən/

Verb

busken (third-person singular simple present busketh, present participle buskende, buskynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle busked) (especially Northern or Northwest Midland, poetic)

1. To ready, prepare, or organise:
   1. To dress, wear, or equip.
   2. To ready oneself; to get prepared (for something)
   3. (rare) To supply or set up for someone.
2. To travel or head (somewhere, especially quickly)
3. To drive or impel; (forcibly cause to move)
4. To start; to act quickly or from a resting position.

Conjugation

Conjugation of busken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) busken, buske
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	buske	busked
2nd-person singular	buskest	buskedest
3rd-person singular	busketh	busked
subjunctive singular	buske
imperative singular		—
plural1	busken, buske	buskeden, buskede
imperative plural	busketh, buske	—
participles	buskynge, buskende	busked

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: busk
• Middle Scots: busk
  • Scots: busk

References

• “busken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

busken m

1. definite singular of busk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

busken m

1. definite singular of busk

Swedish

Noun

busken

1. definite singular of buske

Anagrams

• bukens, bunkes, kubens