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Old Noldorin 

besse

noun. wife

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vesse “wife” ✧ Ety/BES

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶bessē “wife” ✧ Ety/BES
    • ᴹ√BES “wed” ✧ Ety/BES

Derivatives

  • N. bess “woman; †wife” ✧ Ety/BES; EtyAC/NIS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶bessē > besse[bessē] > [besse]✧ Ety/BES
Old Noldorin [Ety/BES; EtyAC/NIS] Group: Eldamo. Published by