bisne

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the oblique cases of Old English bȳsn and Old Norse býsn; both from Proto-Germanic *būsniz.

Alternative forms

• bysne, bisen, bysen, bisin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiznə/, /ˈbiːznə/, /ˈbizən/, /ˈbiːzən/

Noun

bisne (plural bisnes or bisnen)

1. (quality, useful) example, exemplar
2. 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.

Etymology 2

From Old English bisene (“blind”).

Alternative forms

• bysne, bisen, bysen, bysom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbisnə/, /ˈbiːsnə/, /ˈbisən/, /ˈbiːsən/

Adjective

bisne

1. purblind

Descendants

• English: bisson
• Yola: besom

References

• “bī̆sne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.