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Reconstruction:Old English/bos
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bansaz. Cognate with Old Frisian bōs, Middle Low German bôs, Middle High German banse, Old Norse báss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːs/
Noun
*bōs ?
- An ox or cowstall
- A manger
Usage notes
- The exact gender is uncertain.
Derived terms
- bōsig
Descendants
- Middle English: bos, bose, boos
- English: boose
- Scots: buse, buis, beuse, biss, boose