borrotsch

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *burjōnΔ…. Akin to Gothic πŒ²πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒΈπŒΏπƒ (gabaurjōþus, β€œpleasure”). Krause & Slocum argue that the ending may reflect the Proto-Germanic nominative singular ending *-az.[1]

Noun

borrotsch

  1. desire
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Borrotsch. Voluntas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

The Latin gloss is possibly a misprint for voluptas (β€œpleasure”).

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