besich

== Middle Dutch == === Alternative forms === beisich, besech === 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 busy, doing work busy, having a lot to do useful, necessary ==== Inflection ==== This adjective needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== besigen (“use, need”) besicheit (“business, need”) ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: bezig Afrikaans: besig Jersey Dutch: bääzix Negerhollands: beesig → Papiamentu: bezig → Sranan Tongo: beisig Limburgish: bezig West Flemish: bezig Zealandic: bezig === Further reading === “besich”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “besich”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN