horesone
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hureson, hore sone, hores sone, horessone, horeson, houre sone, hoursen
Etymology
From hore + sone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːr(ə)sun(ə)/, /ˈhoːr(ə)sən(ə)/
Noun
horesone (plural hore sones)
- (derogatory) An insult used towards men.
- (rare) An illegitimate son, especially the son of a prostitute.
Descendants
- English: whoreson (obsolete)
- Scots: hurson (obsolete)
References
- “họ̄re-sǒn(e, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.