husel

Old English

Alternative forms

hūsul
hūsl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hunslą (“offering, sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Icelandic húsl (“housel”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl, “offering, sacrifice”), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuːzel/

Noun

hūsel n

(Christianity) the Eucharist, housel, consecrated bread and wine
(religion, originally) offering, sacrifice

Declension

Declension of husel

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hūsel	hūsel
accusative	hūsel	hūsel
genitive	hūsles	hūsla
dative	hūsle	hūslum

Related terms

hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”)

Descendants

Middle English: housel
- English: housel

References

(Eucharist): husel in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
(sacrifice): husel in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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