bisy
Middle English
/ˈbiziː/, /ˈbyziː/
adj
Definitions
- (of a person) Engaged in activity; preoccupied.
- Having a strong work ethic; diligent, industrious, hard-working.
- Disposed to anxiety or concern, particularly about practical matters; solicitous, worried.
- Eager to; intent upon (typically followed by to (to), for to (for to) or þat (þat).
- (of an action or place) Characterised by activity and vigor.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English bisig inherited from *bisīg (busy, zealous, diligent).
Origin
*bisīg
Gloss
busy, zealous, diligent
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bebusy English
- busiest English
- busieth English
- busihead English
- busily English
- business English
- busy English
- busybody English
- busyish English
- busyness English
- embusy English
- forebusy English
- nonbusy English
- overbusy English
- semibusy English
- superbusy English
- unbusy English
- underbusy English
- besig Old English
- bisig Old English
- bisiġnes Old English
- bysiġ Old English
- bisili Middle English
- bisynes Middle English
- bisynesse Middle English
- *bisīg gmw-pro
- *bisig Old Dutch
- *bisig Old Saxon
- bisi Tok Pisin