беся

Back-formed from Bulgarian обе́ся (obésja, “to hang up”) (derived as об- (ob-) +‎ веся (vesja)), which has been interpreted as о- (o-) +‎ беся (besja).

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бе́ся • (bésja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to hang (to execute someone by suspension from the neck)

   Synonym: обесвам (obesvam)

   Бесенето е начин за изпълнение на смъртно наказание в много държави.

   Beseneto e način za izpǎlnenie na smǎrtno nakazanie v mnogo dǎržavi.

   Hanging has been a method of capital punishment in many countries.

• избеся impf (izbesja), избесвам pf (izbesvam)
• бесило (besilo), бесилка (besilka, “gallows”)

• веся impf (vesja), весвам pf (vesvam, “to hang, to dangle”) (dated)
  • завеса (zavesa, “curtain”)
  • навес (naves, “offset, shed”)
• вися (visja, “to hang”)
  • висулка (visulka, “pendant”)

• “беся”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “беся”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “беся”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 44

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беся́ • (besjá)

1. present imperfective adverbial participle of беси́ть (besítʹ): while maddening