besich
See also: běsích
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
- beisich, besech
Etymology
From Old Dutch *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg. Likely related to the verb bisen (“wander about”) (see also modern Dutch bijster and kissebissen). Cognate to Middle Low German besich, West Frisian beuzich, Old English bisig, English busy.
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- besigen (“use, need”)
- besicheit (“business, need”)
Descendants
Further reading
- “besich”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “besich”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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