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Old English · noun

hosan

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈxo.sɑn/
[ˈho.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈxo · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
pantstrousers

Meaning

  1. (plural)pants, trousers

    Hīe habbaþ sīde earmellan and pohhode hosan.

    They have wide sleeves and baggy pants.

    c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict

Declension

Declension of hosan
Plural
Nominative hosan
Accusative hosan
Genitive hosena
Dative hosum

All forms (3)

Etymology

Plural of hose (“pant leg”).

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