hoose

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 References 2 Scots 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English hous, hus < Old English hūs (“‘dwelling, shelter, house’”) < Proto-Germanic *khusan, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots hoose.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: hoo͞s, IPA: /huːs/, SAMPA: /hu:s/

  Rhymes: -uːs

[edit] Noun

hoose (plural hooses)

1. (Geordie and Scottish) house

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English hous, hus < Old English hūs (“‘dwelling, shelter, house’”) < Proto-Germanic *khusan, of unknown origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• hUs, /hUs/

[edit] Noun

hoose (plural hooses)

1. An abode of a human being, a place that a human built to live in; a house.