"hors" meaning in Middle English

See hors in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English *hārs, variant of hās. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*hārs}} Old English *hārs, {{m|ang|hās}} hās Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} hors
  1. Alternative form of hos Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hos
    Sense id: en-hors-enm-adj-6mHGARJ7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /hɔrs/ Forms: hors [plural], horsen [plural], horses [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“run”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hors}} Old English hors, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hross}} Proto-West Germanic *hross, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hrussą||horse}} Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*kers-||run}} Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“run”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hors, {{enm-noun|pl=hors|pl2=horsen|pl3=horses}} hors (plural hors or horsen or horses)
  1. a horse (especially male and fully-grown)
    Sense id: en-hors-enm-noun-ptIWLCyt
  2. (rare) A horseman; a mounted soldier. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-hors-enm-noun-j8~KNcR2 Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 100 0
  3. (rare) A means of transport (like a horse) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Equestrianism Categories (lifeform): Horses, Livestock
    Sense id: en-hors-enm-noun-dzufyDRo Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 17 4 34 45 Disambiguation of Horses: 22 14 8 56 Disambiguation of Livestock: 26 5 5 64 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 3 2 68 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 4 3 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: horse, horsse, horce, ors Related terms: hors her, horsbak, horscomb, horsen, horshelne, horsman, horsmynte, horsscho, horstaile
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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