"bysack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bysacks [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Old English bīsæc, from Latin bisaccium. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*dwóh₁}} *dwóh₁, {{catlangname|en|terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dwóh₁}}, {{PIE word|en|dwóh₁}} PIE word *dwóh₁, {{inh|en|ang|bīsæc}} Old English bīsæc, {{der|en|la|bisaccium}} Latin bisaccium Head templates: {{en-noun}} bysack (plural bysacks)
  1. A wallet. Tags: Scotland, dialectal Categories (topical): Bags
    Sense id: en-bysack-en-noun-tJUvaY4t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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