hoose

hoose

See also: Hoose

English

Etymology

From a dialectal spelling of house, from Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Compare Scots hoose.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hoo͞s, IPA^(key): /huːs/, (Scotland) [hʉs ~ hʏs]

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

hoose (plural hooses)

1. (Northumbria and Scotland) house

Derived terms

• wreck the hoose juice

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hose.

Noun

hoose

1. Alternative form of hose

Etymology 2

From Old English *hārs, variant of hās.

Adjective

hoose

1. Alternative form of hos

Noun

hoose

1. Alternative form of hos

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hus/

Noun

hoose (plural hooses)

1. house