bisig

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bisig, adj: busy, occupied. (BIH-zih / ˈbɪ-zɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man using an axe to chop branches from leafless tree or bush; a goat-snail hybrid creature watches him from beside a fire.
Calendar page for December in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), before 1349; The Met Cloisters, object 69.86. [metmuseum.org]

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