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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hunslą.
Noun
*hunsl n
- sacrifice
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*hunsl
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| Genitive
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*hunslas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*hunsl
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*hunslu
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| Accusative
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*hunsl
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*hunslu
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| Genitive
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*hunslas
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*hunslō
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| Dative
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*hunslē
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*hunslum
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| Instrumental
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*hunslu
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*hunslum
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Descendants
- Old English: hūsl, hūsel
- Middle English: housel, hosel, hosil, hosol, housil, housul, housyl, husel, husell, husul (Early Middle English), hoosyl, hosill, housyll, howsel, howsell, howsill (Late Middle English)
- English: housel (archaic)
- Scots: hoozle, ouzle (obsolete)