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Middle English
Etymology
From earlier hoxenen, from the noun *hoxene (only attested as hokschyne, with alteration after schyne), from Old English hōhsinu, from hōh (“heel”) + sinu (“sinew”) (compare hough, synwe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔks(ə)nən/, /ˈhɔksən/
Verb
hoxen (third-person singular simple present hoxeth, present participle hoxende, hoxynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hoxed)
- (rare) To hamstring; to cut the hamstring of an animal.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “hō̆xen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “hō̆xenen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.