An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Besing

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Besing
Friedrich Kluge2506208An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Besing1891John Francis Davis

Besing, LG. word, a diminutive form, like the MidLG. equiv. beseke, n., ‘small berry’; akin to Du. bes, Goth. basi. See under Beere.