Biisääß

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German bīsæze, from besetzen (“to occupy”), from Old High German bisezzen, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną.

Noun

Biisääß m

1. (Uri) A man who is established in his profession, e.g. a resident doctor or (full) professor.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 23.