*hunslą
Runic: ᚺᚢᚾᛊᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxun.slɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
offering, sacrifice
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (‘holy’) + *-slą. Cognate with Lithuanian šventas (‘holy’), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta) (spəṇta, ‘holy’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hunslą | hunslō |
| Acc. | hunslą | hunslō |
| Gen. | hunslas, hunslis | hunslǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hunslai | hunslamaz |
| Inst. | hunslō | hunslamiz |
| Voc. | hunslą | hunslō |
Descendants
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*hunsl (Proto-West Germanic)
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hūsl, hūsel (Old English)
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housel, hosel, hosil, hosol, housil, housul, housyl, husel, husell, husul, hoosyl, hosill, housyll, howsel, howsell, howsill (Middle English)
- housel (English)
- hoozle, ouzle (Scots)
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housel, hosel, hosil, hosol, housil, housul, housyl, husel, husell, husul, hoosyl, hosill, housyll, howsel, howsell, howsill (Middle English)
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hūsl, hūsel (Old English)
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? (Proto-Norse)
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hunsl, húsl, ᚺᛟᛋᛚᛁ (ʜᴏsli) (Old Norse)
- húsl, husl (Icelandic)
- hūsl (Old Swedish)
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hunsl, húsl, ᚺᛟᛋᛚᛁ (ʜᴏsli) (Old Norse)
- 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl) (Gothic)