† byssn.¹

Forms: Middle English–1500s bise, Middle English bies, biis, bijs, biys, bijce, Middle English–1500s bis, bys, Middle English–1600s byse, bisse, Middle English–1600s bysse, 1500s biss, 1600s byss.

Etymology: < Old French bysse, < Latin byssus : see byssus n.

Obsolete.

= byssus n. 1; Fine linen. The word was to English writers often a mere name to which they attached no certain meaning, except that of fineness and value; in the versions of the Bible it is variously rendered; the version of 1611 has ‘fine linen’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > fine

byssc1330

byssine1382

byssusa1398

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 2836 Gode cloþes of..pu[r]per & biis.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Rev. xix. 8 With whijte bijce shijnynge [a1425 white bissyn schynynge; Tindale, Cranmer pure and goodly raynes; Genev. pure fyne lynen cloth and shining; Rhem. silke glittering and white; 1611 fine linnen, cleane and white].

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xvi. 19 Sum man was rich, and was clothid in purpur, and biys, ether whit silk [1526 Tyndale fyne bysse, 1539 Great fyne whyte, 1560 Geneva fyne lynnen, 1582 Rheims silke, 1611 King James fine linnen].

1460 Lybeaus Disc. 2071 A robe of purpure bys.

1593 G. Peele Honovr of Garter sig. B2^v A Canapie of Crymson bysse, Spangled with gold.

1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells v. 286 Costly robes of sundry colour'd Bisse.

1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 50 The rich glutton..clothed in purple, and byss.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† byssn.²

Etymology: formed by removing the privative ἀ < abyss, Greek ἄβυσσος; compare Greek βυσσός ‘depth of the sea, bottom’.

Obsolete.

In the philosophy of Boehme: The opposite of abyss or void; plenum, substance, ground of attributes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [noun] > matter or substance

substancea1398

first substance1551

subject1590

hypostasis1605

byss1649

body1651

substratum1651

support1660

general substance1697

supporter1697

substrate1730

object-subject1867

1649 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Epist. (1886) ii. 8 I saw..the Being of all Beings, the Byss (the ground or original foundation), and Abyss.

1662 J. Sparrow tr. J. Boehme Apol. Perfection in Remainder Bks. 63 Here is..neither place nor Limit, but the Manifestation of the Abysse in a Bysse or Ground.

1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 42 A Byss or Ground, whence come Forms or Properties.

1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 346 It..is the greatest substance in the Deity; drawing Abyss into Byss.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

† byssv.

Forms: Also Middle English byszyn, bissyn, 1500s bis.

Etymology: onomatopoeic.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To sing or hum (children) to sleep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)] > put to or cause to sleep > induce or lull to sleep > by singing

byss1440

singa1500

lullaby1593

1440 [see byssing n. and adj. at Derivatives].

2. intransitive. To hiss, fizz (as in the fire).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > fizz or sizzle

byssa1522

fizz1685

sizz1788

sizzlea1825

frizzle1839

fizzle1859

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. vii. 119 The irne lumpys..Can byss and quhissill.

c1550 Fyre of Purgat. iii, in Gude & Godlie Ball. 163 Thay..lat the saulis burn and bis Of all thair Foundatouris.

Derivatives

ˈbyssing n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > action of putting or lulling to sleep > in a specific way

byssing1440

cradle-rocking1878

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep > specific

byssing1440

narcotic1751

narcotico-acrid1815

narcotical1831

1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 37/1 Byszyn chyldur, sopio, nenior. Byssynge of chyldyrne, sopicio. Byssynge songys, fascinnina.

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n.¹c1330

n.²1649

v.1440

单词	byss
释义	† byssn.¹ Forms: Middle English–1500s bise, Middle English bies, biis, bijs, biys, bijce, Middle English–1500s bis, bys, Middle English–1600s byse, bisse, Middle English–1600s bysse, 1500s biss, 1600s byss. Etymology: < Old French bysse, < Latin byssus : see byssus n. Obsolete. = byssus n. 1; Fine linen. The word was to English writers often a mere name to which they attached no certain meaning, except that of fineness and value; in the versions of the Bible it is variously rendered; the version of 1611 has ‘fine linen’. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > fine byssc1330 byssine1382 byssusa1398 c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 2836 Gode cloþes of..pu[r]per & biis. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Rev. xix. 8 With whijte bijce shijnynge [a1425 white bissyn schynynge; Tindale, Cranmer pure and goodly raynes; Genev. pure fyne lynen cloth and shining; Rhem. silke glittering and white; 1611 fine linnen, cleane and white]. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xvi. 19 Sum man was rich, and was clothid in purpur, and biys, ether whit silk [1526 Tyndale fyne bysse, 1539 Great fyne whyte, 1560 Geneva fyne lynnen, 1582 Rheims silke, 1611 King James fine linnen]. 1460 Lybeaus Disc. 2071 A robe of purpure bys. 1593 G. Peele Honovr of Garter sig. B2^v A Canapie of Crymson bysse, Spangled with gold. 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells v. 286 Costly robes of sundry colour'd Bisse. 1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 50 The rich glutton..clothed in purple, and byss. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † byssn.² Etymology: formed by removing the privative ἀ < abyss, Greek ἄβυσσος; compare Greek βυσσός ‘depth of the sea, bottom’. Obsolete. In the philosophy of Boehme: The opposite of abyss or void; plenum, substance, ground of attributes. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [noun] > matter or substance substancea1398 first substance1551 subject1590 hypostasis1605 byss1649 body1651 substratum1651 support1660 general substance1697 supporter1697 substrate1730 object-subject1867 1649 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Epist. (1886) ii. 8 I saw..the Being of all Beings, the Byss (the ground or original foundation), and Abyss. 1662 J. Sparrow tr. J. Boehme Apol. Perfection in Remainder Bks. 63 Here is..neither place nor Limit, but the Manifestation of the Abysse in a Bysse or Ground. 1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 42 A Byss or Ground, whence come Forms or Properties. 1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 346 It..is the greatest substance in the Deity; drawing Abyss into Byss. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † byssv. Forms: Also Middle English byszyn, bissyn, 1500s bis. Etymology: onomatopoeic. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To sing or hum (children) to sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)] > put to or cause to sleep > induce or lull to sleep > by singing byss1440 singa1500 lullaby1593 1440 [see byssing n. and adj. at Derivatives]. 2. intransitive. To hiss, fizz (as in the fire). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > fizz or sizzle byssa1522 fizz1685 sizz1788 sizzlea1825 frizzle1839 fizzle1859 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. vii. 119 The irne lumpys..Can byss and quhissill. c1550 Fyre of Purgat. iii, in Gude & Godlie Ball. 163 Thay..lat the saulis burn and bis Of all thair Foundatouris. Derivatives ˈbyssing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > action of putting or lulling to sleep > in a specific way byssing1440 cradle-rocking1878 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep > specific byssing1440 narcotic1751 narcotico-acrid1815 narcotical1831 1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 37/1 Byszyn chyldur, sopio, nenior. Byssynge of chyldyrne, sopicio. Byssynge songys, fascinnina. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹c1330n.²1649v.1440
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