bisne

Middle English

Alternative forms

bysne, bisen, bysen, bisin

Etymology

From both Old English bȳsen and Old Norse býsn; both of these come from Proto-Germanic *būsniz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbizn(ə)/, /ˈbiːzn(ə)/, /ˈbizən/, /ˈbiːzən/

Noun

bisne (plural bisnes or bisnen)

(quality, useful) example, exemplar
warning, prophecy, bizen

Descendants

English: bizen (dialectal)
Scots: bysen, bizen, bysene

References

“bī̆sne (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-23.

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