forbisen

Middle English

noun
Definitions
  • an example or or model (to be imitated); a precedent
  • a parable or fable; a proverb

Etymology

Derived from Old English forebȳsen (example) derived from Proto-Germanic *būsniz (precept, command), *beudaną (offer, present, beg, ask, bid, announce) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (be awake, wake, rise up, aware, perceive fully, make aware, awake, be aware, comprehend, observe, fully perceive, keep watch, be wake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewdʰ-

Gloss

be awake, wake, rise up, aware, perceive fully, make aware, awake, be aware, comprehend, observe, fully perceive, keep watch, be wake

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

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