boisse

Old French

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin bostia (“handful”), from Gaulish *bostyā, from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”).

Noun

boisse oblique singular, f (oblique plural boisses, nominative singular boisse, nominative plural boisses)

1. a sixth of a bushel

References

• “boisse2”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *buttia. Doublet of busse.

Noun

boisse oblique singular, f (oblique plural boisses, nominative singular boisse, nominative plural boisses)

1. trap for catching fish (etc.)

Descendants

• ⇒ Angevin: bosselle
• ⇒ Norman: bosselle

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*bŭttia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 659