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Old English · noun

bosig

Normalised bōsiġ

Part of speech
noun, masculine / neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈboː.siɡ/
[ˈboː.ziɣ]
Syllables
ˈboː · siɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
boosycowstallcowshedoxmanger

Meaning

  1. an ox or cowstall

  2. a cowshed

  3. a manger

Declension

Declension of bosig
SingularPlural
Nominative bōsiġbōsġasbōsiġ
Accusative bōsiġbōsġasbōsiġ
Genitive bōsġesbōsġa
Dative bōsġebōsġum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Derivative of Proto-West Germanic *bans, from Proto-Germanic *bansaz, perhaps equivalent to *bōs + -iġ. Compare Low German Bansige.

Descendants

boosy

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