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- m (-es/-) bison
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Bison — Bi son (b[imac] s[o^]n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi swn, a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS. wesend, Icel. v[=i]sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The aurochs or European bison. (b) The American bison buffalo ({Bison… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bison Americanus — Bison Bi son (b[imac] s[o^]n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi swn, a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS. wesend, Icel. v[=i]sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The aurochs or European bison. (b) The American bison buffalo ({Bison… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bison — bisontine /buy seuhn tuyn , zeuhn /, adj. /buy seuhn, zeuhn/, n., pl. bison. 1. Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North … Universalium
wisent — /vee zeuhnt/, n. bison (def. 2). [1865 70; < G; OHG wisunt; cf. OE wesend, weosend, ON visundr, OPruss wissambrs, Gk bíson BISON] * * * oxlike mammal, also known as the European bison. See bison. * * * … Universalium
wesand — see wesend … Old to modern English dictionary
Wisent — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. wisent(e), ahd. wisunt, wisant, mndd. wesent, mndl. wesent Stammwort. Aus wg. * wisund m. Wisent , auch in ae. wesend (anord. visundr ist aus dem Niederdeutschen entlehnt). Offenbar aus dem Germanischen entlehnt sind l.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
bison — c.1600, from Fr. bison (15c.), from L. bison wild ox, borrowed from P.Gmc. *wisand aurochs (Cf. O.N. visundr, O.H.G. wisunt bison, O.E./M.E. wesend, which is not attested after c.1400). Possibly ultimately of Baltic or Slavic origin, and meaning… … Etymology dictionary
wisent — wi•sent [[t]ˈvi zənt[/t]] n. mam bison 2) • Etymology: 1865–70; < G; OHG wisunt; cf. OE wesend, weosend, ON vīsundr, OPruss wissambrs, Gk bísōn bison … From formal English to slang
