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basu

  • adjective
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Grammar
basu, g. m. n. -wes; f. -re: pl. nom. m. f. n. -we: def. m. se baswa; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§436;
Purple, crimson; purpureus, phœ́niceus, coccineus
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  • 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
    • .
Etymology
[Grimm, Wrtbch. i. 1243, connects the word with
Goth. basi a berry
:
Ger. beere
:
A. Sax. berie
.]
Linked entries
v.  baso basuian beosu.
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  • basu, adj.