*bausaz

Runic: ᛒᚨᚢᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑu̯.sɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

inflated, swollen; figuratively puffed up, proud, presumptuous, or vain; hence empty, worthless, bad, or evil

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bʰowHs-o-s, an o-grade thematic adjective from the marginally attested expressive root *bʰewHs- (Heidermanns 1993: 120–121; Kroonen 2013: 56; Orel 2003: 40). Faltings (2010: 119–120) alternatively considers a u-stem *bausu- possible because the Germanic reflexes do not securely preserve the original stem class, though he notes that its full-grade vocalism is atypical of Germanic primary u-stem adjectives.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	bausaz	bausō	bausą, -atō	bausai	bausôz	bausō
Acc.	bausanǭ	bausǭ	bausą, -atō	bausanz	bausōz	bausō
Gen.	bausas, bausis	bausiaizōz	bausas, bausis	bausaizǫ̂	bausaizǫ̂	bausaizǫ̂
Dat.	bausammai	bausaizōi	bausammai	bausaimaz	bausaimaz	bausaimaz
Inst.	bausanō	bausaizō	bausanō	bausaimiz	bausaimiz	bausaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	bausô	bausǭ	bausô	bausaniz	bausōniz	bausōnō
Acc.	bausanų	bausōnų	bausô	bausanunz	bausōnunz	bausōnō
Gen.	bausiniz	bausōniz	bausiniz	bausanǫ̂	bausōnǫ̂	bausanǫ̂
Dat.	bausini	bausōni	bausini	bausammaz	bausōmaz	bausammaz
Inst.	bausinē	bausōnē	bausinē	bausammiz	bausōmiz	bausammiz

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Descendants

*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- bōsi (Old Dutch)
  - bôse (Middle Dutch)
    - boos (Dutch)
      - boos (Afrikaans)
*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- bōsi, pōsi (Old High German)
  - bōse (Middle High German)
    - böse (German)
    - béis (Luxembourgish)
    - בייז (beyz) (Yiddish)
*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- bōsi, pōsi (Old High German)
  - bōse (Middle High German)
    - bös (Alemannic German)
      - béés, béas (Swabian)
*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- bōsi, pōsi (Old High German)
  - bōse (Middle High German)
    - bees (Bavarian)
*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- bōsi (Old Saxon)
  - bōse (Middle Low German)
    - böös (Low German)
*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- bōsi (Old Saxon)
  - bōse (Middle Low German)
    - bose (Old Frisian)
      - boas, boase (West Frisian)
*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bausia, *bosius, *bōsia (Vulgar Latin)
  - boise, boisie (Old French)
    - bosse, bōtze (Middle Low German)
*bausī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bausia, *bosius, *bōsia (Vulgar Latin)
  - boise, boisie (Old French)
    - posse (Middle High German)
      - Posse (German)
*bauss, *beyss (Old Norse)
- baus, bos, bys (Norwegian)
- bost (Old French)
*bauss, *beyss (Old Norse)
- bosten (Middle English)
  - boast (English)
  - bost, boist (Scots)

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