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Old English Dictionary Entry

Basu

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Definitions

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1 basu

g. m. n. -wes; f. -re: pl. nom. m. f. n. -we: def. m. se baswa; adj. Purple, crimson; purpureus, phœniceus, coccineus :-- Sum brún, sum basu part brown, part purple, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 17; Ph. 296. Baswe bócstafas crimson characters, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 10; Dan. 724. Basu hǽwen of purple colour or hue, of scarlet or crimson colour, Cot. 117. [Grimm, Wrtbch. i. 1243, connects the word with Goth. basi a berry: Ger. beere: A. Sax. berie.] basu
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚪᛋᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.
German
Goth.
Gothic

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cot.
Cottonian Manuscripts
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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