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Old English · noun

husl

Normalised hūsl

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/xuːsl/
[huːzl]
Syllables
xuːsl (1 syllable)
Modern English
houseleucharistchristianityreligion

Meaning

  1. the Eucharist

    Þæt hūsl is Cristes līchama, nā līchamlīċe ac gāstlīċe.

    The Eucharist is the body of Christ, not physically but spiritually.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Pastoral Letter for Wulfsige"

  2. offering, sacrifice

Declension

Declension of husl
Singular
Nominative hūsl
Accusative hūsl
Genitive hūsles
Dative hūsle

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hunsl, from Proto-Germanic *hunslą (“offering, sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Old Norse húsl (“Eucharist”), Gothic (hunsl, “offering, sacrifice”), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”).

Descendants

housel

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