besogne

See also: besogné

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besoenge, from Old French besoign.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsɔnjə/

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• Hyphenation: be‧sog‧ne

Noun

besogne f (plural besognes, diminutive besognetje n)

1. everyday occupation, daily concern, daily business (that which occupies someone on an everyday basis)

   Synonym: beslommering

Franco-Provençal

Noun

besogne f (plural besognes)

1. work

See also

• ôvra f

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French besonge, from Old Frankish *bisunnia (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *bisonium), from *sunnjon (“look after”) ( > soigner).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.zɔɲ/

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Noun

besogne f (plural besognes)

1. work, job

   aller vite en besogne ― to be hasty, to get ahead of oneself

Derived terms

• besogner
• besogneux

Related terms

• besoin

Further reading

• “besogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• engobes