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Old English · noun

pusa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈpu.sɑ/
[ˈpu.zɑ]
Syllables
ˈpu · sɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
scrippurse

Meaning

  1. purse, bag, scrip

    Sē rīċa and sē þearfa sind weġfērende on þisse weorolde. Sē rīċa birþ māre þonne hē behōfiġe tō his formetum, sē ōðer birþ ǣmtiġne pusan.

    The rich and the poor are both wayfarers in this world. The rich carry more than they need for the journey, while the poor hold an empty sack.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"

Declension

Declension of pusa
SingularPlural
Nominative pusapusan
Accusative pusanpusan
Genitive pusanpusena
Dative pusanpusum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pusō, from Proto-Germanic *pusô (“bag, wallet, scrip”). Akin to Old High German pfosa (“purse”), Old Norse posi (“bag, purse”), púss (“pocket, pouch”). More at pussy.

Descendants

purse

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