bolssa

Old Galician-Portuguese

FWOTD – 17 June 2017

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin bursa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbol.sa/

Noun

bolssa f (plural bolssas)

a small bag or purse
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 225 (facsimile):
  
  A Tan toſte que Saẏda foi.o Crerigo fillou a ⁊ fez logo dela poos ⁊ en ſa bolſſa guardo a
  As soon as it exited, the cleric grabbed it and soon ground it and stored it in his purse.

Descendants

Galician: bolsa
Portuguese: bolsa
- → English: bulse

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