bysn
Old English
Alternative forms
- bȳsen, bīsen
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *būsniz (“command, precept”), from *beudaną (“to ask, beg”). Cognate with Old Saxon ambusan (“command, precept”), Old Norse býsn (“wonder, premonition”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃 (anabusns, “command”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /byːsn/, [byːzn]
Noun
bȳsn f
- example
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Ealla bēċ sind fulla þāra bȳsna þāra manna þe ǣr ūs wǣron.
- All books are full of the examples of the people who were before us.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- parable
- command
Declension
Declension of bysn (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bȳsn | bȳsne, bȳsna |
accusative | bȳsn, bȳsne | bȳsne, bȳsna |
genitive | bȳsne | bȳsna |
dative | bȳsne | bȳsnum |
Derived terms
- forebȳsn (“example”)
- bȳsnian (“exemplify, give or set an example”)
Descendants
- Middle English: bisne, bisen
- English: bizen