"bisgian" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈbis.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈbiz.ɣi.ɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn, equivalent to bisiġ + -ian. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bisīgōn}} Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn, {{af|ang|bisiġ|-ian}} bisiġ + -ian Head templates: {{ang-verb|bisgian}} bisgian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|bisgian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], bisgian [infinitive], bisgienne [infinitive], bisgiġe [first-person, present, singular], bisgode [first-person, past, singular], bisgast [present, second-person, singular], bisgodest [past, second-person, singular], bisgaþ [present, singular, third-person], bisgode [past, singular, third-person], bisgiaþ [plural, present], bisgodon [past, plural], bisgiġe [present, singular], bisgode [past, singular], bisgiġen [plural, present], bisgoden [past, plural], bisga [imperative, past, present, singular], bisgiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], bisgiende [imperative, present], bisgod [imperative, past], ġebisgod [imperative, past], bisigian [alternative], bysgian [alternative], bysigan [alternative]
  1. to occupy, busy (keep oneself occupied)
    Sense id: en-bisgian-ang-verb-rip0ssTX Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ian: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. to harass, bother
    Sense id: en-bisgian-ang-verb-PL3aEbfv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ābisgian, bisgung, forebisgian

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ābisgian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bisgung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "forebisgian"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "bisien"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "bisyen"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "besien"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "busyen"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "bysyen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bisīgōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bisiġ",
        "3": "-ian"
      },
      "expansion": "bisiġ + -ian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn, equivalent to bisiġ + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiġe",
      "links": [
        [
          "bisgiġe",
          "bisgige#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiġe",
      "links": [
        [
          "bisgiġe",
          "bisgige#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiġen",
      "links": [
        [
          "bisgiġen",
          "bisgigen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġebisgod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisigian",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bysgian",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bysigan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bisgian"
      },
      "expansion": "bisgian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bisgian<w2>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to occupy, busy (keep oneself occupied)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bisgian-ang-verb-rip0ssTX",
      "links": [
        [
          "occupy",
          "occupy"
        ],
        [
          "busy",
          "busy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to harass, bother"
      ],
      "id": "en-bisgian-ang-verb-PL3aEbfv",
      "links": [
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
        [
          "bother",
          "bother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbis.ɡi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbiz.ɣi.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bisgian"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 2 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms suffixed with -ian",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ābisgian"
    },
    {
      "word": "bisgung"
    },
    {
      "word": "forebisgian"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "bisien"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "bisyen"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "besien"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "busyen"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "busy"
        },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "besy"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "bissy"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "bysyen"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bisīgōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bisiġ",
        "3": "-ian"
      },
      "expansion": "bisiġ + -ian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn, equivalent to bisiġ + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiġe",
      "links": [
        [
          "bisgiġe",
          "bisgige#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiġe",
      "links": [
        [
          "bisgiġe",
          "bisgige#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiġen",
      "links": [
        [
          "bisgiġen",
          "bisgigen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisgod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġebisgod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bisigian",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bysgian",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bysigan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bisgian"
      },
      "expansion": "bisgian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bisgian<w2>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to occupy, busy (keep oneself occupied)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "occupy",
          "occupy"
        ],
        [
          "busy",
          "busy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to harass, bother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
        [
          "bother",
          "bother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbis.ɡi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbiz.ɣi.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bisgian"
}

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