bisne

Middle English

/ˈbizn(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • (quality, useful) example, exemplar
  • warning, prophecy, bizen

Etymology

Derived from Old English bȳsen (parable, model, pattern, precept, rule, command, similitude, parallel, example) derived from Old Norse býsn (wonder, premonition, a wonder, a portentous thing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *būsniz (precept, command).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*būsniz

Gloss

precept, command

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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