† busyheadn.¹

Forms: Middle English bisihede, Middle English bisyhed, Middle English bysihed, Middle English bysihede, Middle English bysyhede.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy adj., -head suffix.

Etymology: < busy adj. + -head suffix. Compare earlier business n.

Obsolete.

The state or quality of being busy (in various senses); preoccupation, concern.Common in Ayenbite, but rarely found elsewhere.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun]

busyhead1340

inquisitiveness1583

curiosity1613

interest1771

femalism1779

interestedness1788

curiousness1794

explorativeness1841

wondering1847

wonder1853

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun]

busyingeOE

busyOE

busyship?c1225

busyhead1340

occupation?1387

occupyinga1400

businessc1405

vacationc1450

employing1459

employment1542

entertainment1551

activity1570

trade1591

negotiation1628

engagement1661

employ1675

busyness1809

occupancy1826

carry-on1917

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 55 Þe bysihede of glotuns þet ne zecheþ bote to þe delit of hare zuelz.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 164 Alle þe bisyhedes and þe greate niedes of þe wordle.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 228 Non ne wolde..zeche, uairhede, ne bisihede of robes..bote yef he ne wende to by yzoȝe of þe uolke.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 231 (MED) Ydele bysyhede of ziȝþe, of hyerþe, and of speche.

a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) l. 3 Bisyhed [c1400 Laud bysynesse] care and sorowe Js wiþ mony vche amorowe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

busyheadn.²

Brit.

/ˈbɪzɪhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈbɪziˌhɛd/

Forms: see busy adj. and head n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: busy adj., head n.¹

Etymology: < busy adj. + head n.¹ Compare earlier busybody n.

Now archaic and rare.

A prying, gossiping, meddlesome, or officious person; = busybody n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [noun] > being a busybody or officiousness > a busybody

busybody1526

busyhead1555

stiffler1566

Jack-stickler1579

pragmatical1593

polypragmon1596

polypragmonist1609

polypragmist1613

factotum1618

ardelio1624

polypragmatist1631

pragmatic1634

polypragmatic1636

pragmatist1640

stickler1702

gad1756

pantopragmatic1860

butterinsky1902

eager beaver1942

1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde sig. b. iv.^v Suche talke is onely imagined by busie headdes.

1662 C. Bonde Salmasius 71 Before these newlights ever saw the light, some busie-head like themselves, would have awakened it.

1761 J. Taylor Script. Acct. of Prayer 76 If once you..give into the inventions of busy heads, you may be left to..lose yourselves in the devious paths of the vainest imaginations.

1966 G. Heyer Black Sheep i. 10 He's an incorrigible busyhead, and I'm quite out of charity with him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	busyhead
释义	† busyheadn.¹ Forms: Middle English bisihede, Middle English bisyhed, Middle English bysihed, Middle English bysihede, Middle English bysyhede. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy adj., -head suffix. Etymology: < busy adj. + -head suffix. Compare earlier business n. Obsolete. The state or quality of being busy (in various senses); preoccupation, concern.Common in Ayenbite, but rarely found elsewhere. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] busyhead1340 inquisitiveness1583 curiosity1613 interest1771 femalism1779 interestedness1788 curiousness1794 explorativeness1841 wondering1847 wonder1853 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] busyingeOE busyOE busyship?c1225 busyhead1340 occupation?1387 occupyinga1400 businessc1405 vacationc1450 employing1459 employment1542 entertainment1551 activity1570 trade1591 negotiation1628 engagement1661 employ1675 busyness1809 occupancy1826 carry-on1917 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 55 Þe bysihede of glotuns þet ne zecheþ bote to þe delit of hare zuelz. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 164 Alle þe bisyhedes and þe greate niedes of þe wordle. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 228 Non ne wolde..zeche, uairhede, ne bisihede of robes..bote yef he ne wende to by yzoȝe of þe uolke. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 231 (MED) Ydele bysyhede of ziȝþe, of hyerþe, and of speche. a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) l. 3 Bisyhed [c1400 Laud bysynesse] care and sorowe Js wiþ mony vche amorowe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). busyheadn.² Brit. /ˈbɪzɪhɛd/, U.S. /ˈbɪziˌhɛd/ Forms: see busy adj. and head n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: busy adj., head n.¹ Etymology: < busy adj. + head n.¹ Compare earlier busybody n. Now archaic and rare. A prying, gossiping, meddlesome, or officious person; = busybody n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [noun] > being a busybody or officiousness > a busybody busybody1526 busyhead1555 stiffler1566 Jack-stickler1579 pragmatical1593 polypragmon1596 polypragmonist1609 polypragmist1613 factotum1618 ardelio1624 polypragmatist1631 pragmatic1634 polypragmatic1636 pragmatist1640 stickler1702 gad1756 pantopragmatic1860 butterinsky1902 eager beaver1942 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde sig. b. iv.^v Suche talke is onely imagined by busie headdes. 1662 C. Bonde Salmasius 71 Before these newlights ever saw the light, some busie-head like themselves, would have awakened it. 1761 J. Taylor Script. Acct. of Prayer 76 If once you..give into the inventions of busy heads, you may be left to..lose yourselves in the devious paths of the vainest imaginations. 1966 G. Heyer Black Sheep i. 10 He's an incorrigible busyhead, and I'm quite out of charity with him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1340n.²1555
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