"bizen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪzən/ Forms: bizens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bysen, partly from Old English bȳsen (“example, pattern, model, similitude, parable, parallel, rule, command, precept”), and partly from Old Norse býsn (“a wonder, a portentous thing”), both from Proto-Germanic *būsniz (“command, precept”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to ask, beg”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, perceive fully”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃 (busns, “command, order”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bysen}} Middle English bysen, {{inh|en|ang|bȳsen|t=example, pattern, model, similitude, parable, parallel, rule, command, precept}} Old English bȳsen (“example, pattern, model, similitude, parable, parallel, rule, command, precept”), {{der|en|non|býsn|t=a wonder, a portentous thing}} Old Norse býsn (“a wonder, a portentous thing”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*būsniz|t=command, precept}} Proto-Germanic *būsniz (“command, precept”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*beudaną|t=to ask, beg}} Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to ask, beg”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰewdʰ-|t=to be awake, perceive fully}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, perceive fully”), {{cog|got|𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃||command, order}} Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃 (busns, “command, order”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bizen (plural bizens)
  1. (UK dialects, Northern England, Scotland, rare, obsolete) Something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight; sorry spectacle; disgraceful thing. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-bizen-en-noun-1fYUtrBo Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (UK dialects, Northern England, Scotland) Something serving as a warning or an example to be avoided. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-bizen-en-noun-2PSaZppl Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: byzen, byzont, www.worldcat.org, title, 81937840 →OCLC], [https:, archive.org, details, englishdialectdi03wriguoft, page, 214, mode, 1up page 214], column 1: “(2) — bizen, by·zont, a show, spectacle, or conspicuous, ridiculous object”

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