hosnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

hosnes, hosenes, hosenez, hosenesse, hoocenesse, hoosness, hoosnesse, hoosenez, hasenes, hasenesse, horsenes, horsenesse, hoorsnesse

Etymology

From Old English hāsnes; equivalent to hos +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːsnɛs/, /ˈhɔːrsnɛs/
(Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːsnɛs/, /ˈhɑːrsnɛs/

Noun

hosnesse (uncountable) (rare)

The quality of being hoarse.

Descendants

English: hoarseness

References

“hōsnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.

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