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Old English · noun

hohsinu

Normalised hōhsinu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈxoːx.si.nu/
[ˈhoːx.si.nu]
Syllables
ˈxoːx · si · nu (3 syllables)
Modern English
hamstringhucksheenhuckshinhucksonhuxenhuxon

Meaning

  1. hamstring

Declension

Declension of hohsinu
SingularPlural
Nominative hōhsinuhōhsinahōhsine
Accusative hōhsinehōhsinahōhsine
Genitive hōhsinehōhsina
Dative hōhsinehōhsinum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō; equivalent to hōh (“heel”) + sinu (“sinew”).

Descendants

hucksheen, huckshin, huckson, huxen, huxon

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