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Old English · noun

purs

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/purs/
[purˠs]
Syllables
purs (1 syllable)
Modern English
pursescripwallet

Meaning

  1. purse, leather bag

  2. wallet, scrip

Declension

Declension of purs
SingularPlural
Nominative purspursas
Accusative purspursas
Genitive pursespursa
Dative pursepursum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Conflation of Old English burse f (“bag, pouch”) and Old English pusa m (“wallet, bag, scrip”). More at burse, pusa.

Descendants

purse

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