houselen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- huslenn, howselen, hoselyn, hoslen, hoseli, houseli, hously, hosele, howsle, housel, howsell, howsyll
Etymology edit
From Old English hūslian, from Proto-Germanic *hunslōną; equivalent to housel + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
houselen
- To administer or give the Eucharist to.
- To participate in the Eucharist.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of houselen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: housel (archaic)
References edit
- “hǒuselen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.