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bosoignous (s.xii1)

The form bosingnous is a cross reference to the following entry:

bosoignous (s.xii1)

besoignos,  besoignous,  besoingnus,  besugnus,  besuignus ;  boseignous,  bosingnous,  bosinus,  bosoigneus,  bosoignus,  bosoingnus,  bosoinous,  bosonnus,  bosuignus,  bosungius,  bosungnus;  busignus,  busingnus,  businous,  busoignous,  busugnus,  busuinos,  busuinus,  busuinnus, 
(pl. bosonniuz  S Nichol wace 292 bussonis  Gloss Nequam1 242)  
  FEW:  *sunni 17,276b Gdf:  besoignos 1,636a GdfC:  besoignos 8,319b TL: besoignos 1,946 DEAF:  besoing (besoignos)  DMF:  besogneux  TLF:  besogneux  OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

1needy, poor, destitute
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Je acertes besuignus e povres sui. Deu, aiude mei  Oxf Ps ANTS 82.69.6
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pur le bien e pur l'amistied Qu'il fist al frere busuinus [...]  Brut WACE 3563
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  povere et besoygnous  BRITT i 227
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  ne vous acustumez D'escharner homme qe vous veez, Tut seyt il pour et bosoygnus  Courtoisie 416.211
2necessary, needful
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Tanz frans homes en sunt al mond bosoignus  Rom Chev ANTS 4689
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  a fere cordes a charettes e chevestres e altre chose bosoynouses  HENLEY2 438
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  cele meme besoigneuse sueur ke descendi de son tres digne cors encontre l’angoisseuse mort ke il devoit soffrir  Ancren2 211.27
3busy, occupied
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  n’ad el siecle nul si bosoignus Qe alcun delit n’ait  Rom Chev ANTS 7
( 1323-25 )  jeo fu si bosoignous entour les bosoignes nostre seignur le rey  St Sard 236
(estre) bosoignous de
1(to be) in need of
( MS: 1120-40 )  Del ton conseil sumes tut busuinos  S Alexis1 365
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  vus n’estes busuinnus De nule ren  Set Dorm ANTS 1576
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  luy sovent de ço dunt li mort est busuingnus  Lapid 123
( 1327 )  pur ceo qe le roialme est pover et chescun homme est bosoignous de soi trover  Rot Parl2 123
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  [...] serez en subjeccioun de voz ennemys, et serez des biens besoignous  Mandeville 291
2(to be) attentive to
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  la gloriouse (=B.V.M.) Ke de nus est si bosoinouse  Mir N-D 143.28

s.

1needy, poor, destitute person
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Delivrez le povre e le besugnus  Oxf Ps ANTS 92.81.4
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Larges estoit as bosungnus  Trist thomas2 3062
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  pur Deu doner As busignus, qui unt mester  S Modw 4984
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Des bosoinnus avoit pité  S Edw paris ANTS 1908
2person in need of something
( 1275 )  par ces estatutz ne entent pas le Roi qe grace de especialté soit sustret a bosoingnus  Stats i 27
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