hohsinu

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō; equivalent to hōh (“heel”) +‎ sinu (“sinew”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hohsinu f

  1. hamstring

Declension

Declension of hōhsinu (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, huckshin, hucksheen (influenced by shin) (dialectal, obsolete)

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