ᴹQ. oselle [þ] n. “[sworn] sister, associate [f.]” (Category: Sister)
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sister, associate”, a combination of ᴹQ. seler “sister” with the prefix o- “together” (Ety/THEL, WŌ), presumably meaning “*sworn sister” like its male equivalent ᴹQ. otorno “sworn brother”.
References ✧ Ety/THEL, WŌ
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| o- | “together” | ✧ Ety/WŌ (ō̆-) | |
| seler | “sister” | ✧ Ety/THEL | |
| ᴹ√WO | “together” | ✧ Ety/THEL (WŌ̆) | |
| ᴹ√THEL(ES) | “sister” | ✧ Ety/WŌ (THEL) | |
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