"бѣсъ" meaning in Old East Slavic

See бѣсъ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbeːsʊ/, /ˈbʲeːsʊ/, /ˈbʲɛːs/, /ˈbʲeːs/, /ˈbeːsʊ/ (note: ca. 9ᵗʰ CE), /ˈbʲeːsʊ/ (note: ca. 11ᵗʰ CE), /ˈbʲɛːs/ (note: ca. 13ᵗʰ CE), /ˈbʲeːs/ (note: ca. 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *běsъ (“demon, evil spirit”). Etymology templates: {{inh|orv|sla-pro|*běsъ|t=demon, evil spirit}} Proto-Slavic *běsъ (“demon, evil spirit”) Head templates: {{head|orv|noun|||||||||||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sc=|tr=}} бѣсъ (běsŭ) m, {{orv-noun|m}} бѣсъ (běsŭ) m Forms: běsŭ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], бѣсъ [nominative, singular], бѣса [dual, nominative], бѣси [nominative, plural], бѣса [genitive, singular], бѣсу [dual, genitive], бѣсъ [genitive, plural], бѣсу [dative, singular], бѣсома [dative, dual], бѣсомъ [dative, plural], бѣсъ [accusative, singular], бѣса [accusative, dual], бѣсꙑ [accusative, plural], бѣсъмь [instrumental, singular], бѣсома [dual, instrumental], бѣсꙑ [instrumental, plural], бѣсѣ [locative, singular], бѣсу [dual, locative], бѣсѣхъ [locative, plural], бѣсе [singular, vocative], бѣса [dual, vocative], бѣси [plural, vocative]
  1. demon, evil spirit Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-бѣсъ-orv-noun-DYuM~Bqu Categories (other): Old East Slavic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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