Middle English Dictionary Entry
sīsel adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | sīsel adj. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI sȳsla. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Occupied, busy.
Associated quotations
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) John & Boy (Phys-E)p.112 : Quen halikirc began newli, Sain Ion was sisel and bisi In ordaining of prestes.
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Widow's Candle (Phys-E)p.164 : Helpes scho tha that turnes noht thair lof hir fra, Bot menskes hir..And er sysel in hir seruyse.