hoxen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier hoxenen, from the noun *hoxene (only attested as hokschyne, with alteration after schyne), from Old English hōhsinu, from hōh (“heel”) + sinu (“sinew”) (compare hough, synwe).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
hoxen (third-person singular simple present hoxeth, present participle hoxende, hoxynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hoxed)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of hoxen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: hox (obsolete)
References[edit]
- “hō̆xen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “hō̆xenen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.