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Albanian
Etymology
Reduplication of besë (“oath, vow”).
Noun
besa-besë f (uncountable)
- solemn vow of alliance
- bëj besa-besën ― to swear alliance solemnly
Descendants
Interjection
besa-besë
- I swear alliance! on my honour!
References
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language], 1980, page 126a
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “besabesë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 25b