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{
"etymology_links": [
[
"bezig",
"bezig#Dutch"
],
[
"bēsich",
"besich#Middle_Dutch"
],
[
"*bisig",
"Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bisig"
],
[
"*bisīg",
"Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisīg"
]
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "af",
"2": "nl",
"3": "bezig"
},
"expansion": "Dutch bezig",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "af",
"2": "dum",
"3": "bēsich"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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},
"expansion": "Old Dutch *bisig",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*bisīg"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bisīg",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Dutch bezig, from Middle Dutch bēsich, from Old Dutch *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "besige",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "besiger",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "besigste",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "biesag",
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"alternative",
"Cape-Afrikaans"
]
}
],
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}
],
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"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
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}
],
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{
"word": "besigheid"
}
],
"glosses": [
"busy"
],
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"busy",
"busy"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈbɪə.səχ/"
}
],
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}
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"bēsich",
"besich#Middle_Low_German"
],
[
"*bisig",
"Reconstruction:Old Saxon/bisig"
],
[
"*bisīg",
"Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisīg"
],
[
"busy",
"busy#English"
]
],
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{
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"3": "bēsich"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"3": "*bisig"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon *bisig",
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},
{
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"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*bisīg"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bisīg",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Low German bēsich, from Old Saxon *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg. More at busy.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "bäsig",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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},
"expansion": "besig",
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},
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},
"expansion": "(German Low German)",
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}
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{
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},
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},
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"busy; engaged in activity; occupied"
],
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[
"busy",
"busy"
],
[
"occupied",
"occupied"
]
],
"tags": [
"German-Low-German"
]
}
],
"word": "besig"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "besigheid"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"bezig",
"bezig#Dutch"
],
[
"bēsich",
"besich#Middle_Dutch"
],
[
"*bisig",
"Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bisig"
],
[
"*bisīg",
"Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisīg"
]
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "nl",
"3": "bezig"
},
"expansion": "Dutch bezig",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "af",
"2": "dum",
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "gmw-pro",
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},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bisīg",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Dutch bezig, from Middle Dutch bēsich, from Old Dutch *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "besige",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "besiger",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "besigste",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "biesag",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Cape-Afrikaans"
]
}
],
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}
],
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"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
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"Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
"Afrikaans lemmas",
"Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
"Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
"Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
"Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
"Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
"Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
"Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"busy"
],
"links": [
[
"busy",
"busy"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɪə.səχ/"
}
],
"word": "besig"
}
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"bēsich",
"besich#Middle_Low_German"
],
[
"*bisig",
"Reconstruction:Old Saxon/bisig"
],
[
"*bisīg",
"Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisīg"
],
[
"busy",
"busy#English"
]
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "gml",
"3": "bēsich"
},
"expansion": "Middle Low German bēsich",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "osx",
"3": "*bisig"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon *bisig",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*bisīg"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bisīg",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Low German bēsich, from Old Saxon *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg. More at busy.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "bäsig",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "adjective"
},
"expansion": "besig",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "GLG"
},
"expansion": "(German Low German)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Low German",
"lang_code": "nds",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"German Low German",
"Low German adjectives",
"Low German entries with incorrect language header",
"Low German lemmas",
"Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
"Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
"Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
"Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
"Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"busy; engaged in activity; occupied"
],
"links": [
[
"busy",
"busy"
],
[
"occupied",
"occupied"
]
],
"tags": [
"German-Low-German"
]
}
],
"word": "besig"
}
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