ligbisig
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From līġ (“fire”) + bisiġ (“busy”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]līġbisiġ
- busy with fire
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30[1]:
- Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.
- I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.
Conjugation
[edit]Declension of līġbisiġ — Strong
Declension of līġbisiġ — Weak