bisne

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the oblique cases of Old English bȳsn and Old Norse býsn; both from Proto-Germanic *būsniz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiznə/, /ˈbiːznə/, /ˈbizən/, /ˈbiːzən/

Noun

bisne (plural bisnes or bisnen)

  1. (quality, useful) example, exemplar
  2. warning, prophecy, bizen
Descendants
  • English: bizen (dialectal)
  • Scots: bysen, bizen, bysene
References

Etymology 2

From Old English bisene (blind).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbisnə/, /ˈbiːsnə/, /ˈbisən/, /ˈbiːsən/

Adjective

bisne

  1. purblind
Descendants
References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English business.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbisne/ [ˈbiz.ne]
  • Rhymes: -isne
  • Syllabification: bis‧ne

Noun

bisne m (plural bisnes)

  1. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) money

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