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Old English · noun

hos

Normalised hōs

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/xoːs/
[hoːs]
Syllables
xoːs (1 syllable)
Modern English
escortcompanytendrilbramblesproutshoottroopthorn

hos1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. bramble

  2. thorn

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of hos
SingularPlural
Nominative hōshōsahōse
Accusative hōsehōsahōse
Genitive hōsehōsa
Dative hōsehōsum

hos2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. sprout, shoot, tendril

  2. bramble

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hos
SingularPlural
Nominative hoshōshossashōsa
Accusative hoshōshossashōsa
Genitive hosseshōsahossahōsa
Dative hossehōsahossumhōsum

hos3 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. escort; company; troop

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of hos
SingularPlural
Nominative hōshōsahōse
Accusative hōsehōsahōse
Genitive hōsehōsa
Dative hōsehōsum

All forms (10)

Etymology

Unknown.

From Proto-West Germanic *hansu. Cognate with Old High German hansa.

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