besich

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See also: běsích

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg. Likely related to the verb bisen (wander about) (see also modern Dutch bijster and kissebissen). Cognate to Middle Low German besich, West Frisian beuzich, Old English bisig, English busy.

Adjective

bēsich

  1. busy, doing work
  2. busy, having a lot to do
  3. useful, necessary

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: bezig
  • Limburgish: bezig
  • West Flemish: bezig
  • Zealandic: bezig

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