"housel" meaning in English

See housel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhaʊzəl/
Rhymes: -aʊzəl Etymology: From Middle English housel, from Old English hūsl (“housel, Eucharist, the Host, a sacrifice”), from Proto-Germanic *hunslą (“sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Icelandic húsl (“housel”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl, “sacrifice, offering”), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”) (OED). The OED cites usage of the noun from the 10th to the 17th century. 19th century use is deliberately archaizing. The verb is attested from the 11th century, and in occasional usage persists into the 19th. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|housel}} Middle English housel, {{inh|en|ang|hūsl||housel, Eucharist, the Host, a sacrifice}} Old English hūsl (“housel, Eucharist, the Host, a sacrifice”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hunslą||sacrifice}} Proto-Germanic *hunslą (“sacrifice”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱwen-||holy}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”), {{cog|is|húsl||housel}} Icelandic húsl (“housel”), {{cog|got|𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻||sacrifice, offering}} Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl, “sacrifice, offering”), {{cog|sla-pro|*svętъ||holy, sacred}} Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} housel
  1. (archaic) The Eucharist. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-housel-en-noun-AneF8wyl Disambiguation of Christianity: 75 23 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 35 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 28 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈhaʊzəl/ Forms: housels [present, singular, third-person], houseling [participle, present], houselling [participle, present], houseled [participle, past], houseled [past], houselled [participle, past], houselled [past]
Rhymes: -aʊzəl Etymology: From Middle English houselen, from Old English hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”), from Proto-Germanic *hunslōną (“to sacrifice, offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Icelandic húsla (“to housel”), Old Swedish húsla (“to administer the Eucharist to”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hunsljan, “to offer, sacrifice”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|houselen}} Middle English houselen, {{inh|en|ang|hūslian||to administer the sacrament}} Old English hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hunslōną||to sacrifice, offer}} Proto-Germanic *hunslōną (“to sacrifice, offer”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱwen-||holy}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”), {{cog|is|húsla||to housel}} Icelandic húsla (“to housel”), {{cog|sv|húsla||to administer the Eucharist to}} Swedish húsla (“to administer the Eucharist to”), {{cog|got|𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽||to offer, sacrifice}} Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hunsljan, “to offer, sacrifice”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=houselled|pres_ptc2=houselling}} housel (third-person singular simple present housels, present participle houseling or houselling, simple past and past participle houseled or houselled)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To administer the Eucharist to. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-housel-en-verb-6BaL27Hn
  2. (transitive, rare) To prepare for a journey. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-housel-en-verb-dY4j9aXd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "pres_ptc2": "houselling"
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      "expansion": "housel (third-person singular simple present housels, present participle houseling or houselling, simple past and past participle houseled or houselled)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To administer the Eucharist to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "administer",
          "administer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, archaic) To administer the Eucharist to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1750, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher",
          "text": "So housel all our hackneys that they may feel Compunction in their feet, and tire at Highgate."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To prepare for a journey."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prepare",
          "prepare"
        ],
        [
          "journey",
          "journey"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, rare) To prepare for a journey."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaʊzəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊzəl"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "housel"
  ],
  "word": "housel"
}

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