hosnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hosnes, hosenes, hosenez, hosenesse, hoocenesse, hoosness, hoosnesse, hoosenez, hasenes, hasenesse, horsenes, horsenesse, hoorsnesse
Etymology
From Old English hāsnes; equivalent to hos + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔːsnɛs/, /ˈhɔːrsnɛs/
- (Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːsnɛs/, /ˈhɑːrsnɛs/
Noun
hosnesse (uncountable) (rare)
- The quality of being hoarse.
Descendants
- English: hoarseness
References
- “hōsnes(se, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.