*baitīslą

Runic: ᛒᚨᛁᛏᛁᛊᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑi̯.tiː.slɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

  1. bit
  2. bridle

Etymology

From *baitijaną (‘to make bite; to restrain’) + *-slą, which may be related to Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, derived from *(é)-trom (forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; compare Proto-Slavic *-slo).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.baitīsląbaitīslō
Acc.baitīsląbaitīslō
Gen.baitīslas, baitīslisbaitīslǫ̂
Dat.baitīslaibaitīslamaz
Inst.baitīslōbaitīslamiz
Voc.baitīsląbaitīslō

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Descendants

  • *baitīsl, *baitisl, *baitīl (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *bǣtel (Old English)
      • ġebǣtel, ġebǣte (Old English)
  • beizl, beisl (Old Norse)
    • beisl, beisli (Icelandic)
    • bissel (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • beisel, beksel (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • beizl, beisl (Old Norse)
    • bezæl (Old Danish)
      • bidsel (Danish)
  • beizl, beisl (Old Norse)
    • bezl, besl (Old Swedish)
      • betsel (Swedish)

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