Reconstruction:Old English/bos

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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): /boːs/

Noun

*bōs ?

1. an ox or cowstall
2. 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