houselen

Middle English

Alternative forms

huslenn, howselen, hoselyn, hoslen, hoseli, houseli, hously, hosele, howsle, housel, howsell, howsyll

Etymology

From Old English hūslian, from Proto-Germanic *hunslōną; equivalent to housel +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuːz(ə)lən/, /ˈhuz(ə)lən/

Verb

houselen

To administer or give the Eucharist to.
To participate in the Eucharist.

Conjugation

Conjugation of houselen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) houselen, housele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	housele	houseled
2nd-person singular	houselest	houseledest
3rd-person singular	houseleth	houseled
subjunctive singular	housele	houseled
imperative singular	housele	—

plural¹	houselen, housele	houseleden, houselede
imperative plural	houseleth, housele	—

participles	houselynge, houselende	houseled, yhouseled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: housel (archaic)

References

“hǒuselen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.

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