bisigu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bisiġ +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.si.ju/, [ˈbi.zi.ju]

Noun

bisiġu f

  1. business, occupation, activity
  2. care, trouble, affliction, toil
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      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 the world keep on, they have mirth through toil.

Declension

Strong īn-stem:

singular plural
nominative bisiġu bisiġu, bisiġe
accusative bisiġu, bisiġe bisiġu, bisiġe
genitive bisiġu, bisiġe bisiġa
dative bisiġu, bisiġe bisiġum

Descendants

  • Middle English: busy
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