ON. besse n. “wife”

ON. besse n. “wife”

References ✧ Ety/BES; EtyAC/NIS

Glosses

• “wife” ✧ Ety/BES; EtyAC/NIS (besse)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vesse “wife” ✧ Ety/BES
• N. bess “woman; †wife” ✧ Ety/BES

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶bessē “wife” ✧ Ety/BES
  • < ᴹ√BES “wed” ✧ Ety/BES

Derivatives

• > N. bess “woman; †wife” ✧ Ety/BES; EtyAC/NIS
  • ⇒ N. herves “wife” ✧ Ety/BES

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶bessē > besse

[bessē] > [besse]

✧ Ety/BES