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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bisiġ + -nes.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.sij.nes/, [ˈbi.zij.nes]
bisiġnes f
- (Northumbrian) care, anxiety, occupation
Declension[edit]
Declension of bisignes (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: bisynes, busines, busynes, businesse, bysynesse, besynesse, bysynes, besines, bysines, besinesse, bisynesse, bisinesse
- English: business (see there for further descendants)
