bysn

== Old English == === Alternative forms === bȳsen, bīsen === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *būsniz (“command, precept”), from *beudaną (“to ask, beg”). Cognate with Old Saxon ambusan (“command, precept”), Old Norse býsn (“wonder, premonition”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃 (anabūsns, “command”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /byːsn/, [byːzn] === Noun === bȳsn f example late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy parable command ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== forebȳsn (“example”) bȳsnian (“exemplify, give or set an example”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bisne, bisen English: bizen