býsn

Icelandic

/pistn/

noun
Definitions
  • wonder, marvel
  • large number, multitude

Etymology

Inherited 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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