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Old English *bōs (inherited)
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Old English bōsih (mention)
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Old English bōsig (mention)
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Middle English bose (inherited)
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Middle English boose (mention)
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Middle English bousen (inherited)
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Middle English bouse (mention)
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Proto-Germanic *bansaz (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (derived)
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English bossy (mention)