• beisich,besech

FromOld Dutch*bisig, fromProto-West Germanic*bisīg. Likely related to the verbbisen(“wander about”) (see also modernDutchbijster andkissebissen). Cognate toMiddle Low Germanbesich,West Frisianbeuzich,Old Englishbisig,Englishbusy.

bēsich

1. busy, doingwork
2. busy, havinga lot todo
3. useful,necessary

This adjective needs aninflection-table template.

• besigen(“use, need”)
• besicheit(“business, need”)

• Dutch:bezig
  • Afrikaans:besig
  • Jersey Dutch:bääzix
  • Negerhollands:beesig
  • → Papiamentu:bezig
  • → Sranan Tongo:beisig
• Limburgish:bezig
• West Flemish:bezig
• Zealandic:bezig

• “besich”, inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek,2000
• Verwijs, E.;Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “besich”, inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN

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