besogne
See also: besogné
Dutch Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle Dutch besoenge, from Old French besoign.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
besogne f (plural besognes, diminutive besognetje n)
- everyday occupation, daily concern, daily business (that which occupies someone on an everyday basis)
- Synonym: beslommering
Franco-Provençal Edit
Noun Edit
besogne f (plural besognes)
See also Edit
- ôvra f
French Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Old French besonge, from Old Frankish *bisunnia (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *bisonium), from *sunnjon (“look after”) ( > soigner).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
besogne f (plural besognes)
- work, job
- aller vite en besogne ― to be hasty, to get ahead of oneself
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “besogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.