Etymology

bisson

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Today it means: Sandblind, purblind. Full definition →

Middle English bisen ← Old English bisene
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bisson · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited frombisene“blind”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombisen
  3. English todaybisson

From Middle English bisen, bisne (“blind, purblind”), from Old English bisene (“blind”), probably from bi- (“near”) + sīen (“sight”) in the sense of "near-sighted, short-sighted". Compare Dutch bijziende (“mole-eyed”), German beisichtig (“short-sighted”). More at by, see.

Bisson · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromBisson
  2. English todayBisson

From French Bisson.

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