bisignes
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Old English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bisiġnes f (Northumbrian, hapax)
- solicitude; care, anxiety, occupation
- (gloss) sollicitūdō
Declension
Declension of bisiġnes (strong ō-stem)
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.