Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hunsl

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hunslą.

Noun

*hunsl n

1. sacrifice

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hunsl
Genitive	*hunslas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hunsl	*hunslu
Accusative	*hunsl	*hunslu
Genitive	*hunslas	*hunslō
Dative	*hunslē	*hunslum
Instrumental	*hunslu	*hunslum

Descendants

• Old English: hūsl, hūsel
  • Middle English: howsil, housel, hoosyl, hosel, hosil, hosill, hosol, housil, housul, housyl, housyll, howsel, howsell, howsill, husel, husell, husul
    • English: housel (archaic)
    • Scots: hoozle, ouzle (obsolete)