bisynes

Middle English

Alternative forms

busines, busynes, businesse, bysynesse, besynesse, bysynes, besines, bysines, besinesse, bisynesse, bisinesse

Etymology

From Old English bisiġnes, equivalent to bisy +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiziːnɛs(ə)/, /ˈbizinɛs(ə)/

Noun

bisynes (plural bisinesses)

business

Descendants

English: business (see there for further descendants)

References

“bisīnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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