hohsinu
Old English
Alternative forms
- hōhsino
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō; equivalent to hōh (“heel”) + sinu (“sinew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxoːx.si.nu/, [ˈhoːx.si.nu]
Noun
hohsinu f
- hamstring
Declension
Declension of hohsinu (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hōhsinu | hōhsina, hōhsine |
| accusative | hōhsine | hōhsina, hōhsine |
| genitive | hōhsine | hōhsina |
| dative | hōhsine | hōhsinum |
Descendants
- Middle English: hokschyne, *hoxene (often remodelled after schyne "shin")
- English: huxen, huckson, huxon (dialectal, obsolete)
References
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “hōh-seonu”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I
, Toronto: University of Toronto, OCLC 213811593.