houselen

Middle English

Alternative forms

huslenn, howselen, hoselyn, hoslen, hoseli, houseli, hously, hosele, howsle, housel, howsell, howsyll

Etymology

From Old English hūslian, from Proto-Germanic *hunslōną; equivalent to housel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuːz(ə)lən/, /ˈhuz(ə)lən/

Verb

houselen

To administer or give the Eucharist to.
To participate in the Eucharist.

Conjugation

Conjugation of houselen (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) houselen
1st person singular	housele	houselede
2nd person singular	houselest	houseledest
3rd person singular	houseleþ, houseleth	houselede
plural	houselen	houseleden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	housele	houselede
plural	houselen	houseleden
imperative	present
singular	housele
plural	houseleþ, houseleth
participle	present	past
participle	houselende, houselinge	houseled, yhouseled

Descendants

English: housel (archaic)

References

“hǒuselen, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.

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