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

Descendants

References

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