hossen
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German hotzen (“to swing, sway, tremble”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔsən
Verb
hossen
- (intransitive) to dance and bounce about arm in arm
Inflection
| Inflection of hossen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hossen | |||
| past singular | hoste | |||
| past participle | gehost | |||
| infinitive | hossen | |||
| gerund | hossen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hos | hoste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | host | hoste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | host | hoste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | host | hoste | ||
| 3rd person singular | host | hoste | ||
| plural | hossen | hosten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hosse | hoste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hossen | hosten | ||
| imperative sing. | hos | |||
| imperative plur.1 | host | |||
| participles | hossend | gehost | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
References
- J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adverb
hossen
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by korleis