bühse

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Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, borrowed from Late Latin buxis, borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís), from πῠ́ξος (púxos) + -ις (-is).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbyxs̠ə/

    Noun

    bühse f

    1. box
      ein bühse, dar inne er guote briefe truoc. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    2. rifle

    Declension

    Declension of bühse (feminine, class 1 strong)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein diu bühse die bühse
    genitive einer dër bühse dër bühsen
    dative einer dër bühse dën bühsen
    accusative eine die bühse die bühse

    Descendants

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “BÜHSE”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "bühse" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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