hosnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

hosnes, hosenes, hosenez, hosenesse, hoocenesse, hoosness, hoosnesse, hoosenez, hasenes, hasenesse, horsenes, horsenesse, hoorsnesse

Etymology

From Old English hāsnes; equivalent to hos +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːsnɛs/, /ˈhɔːrsnɛs/
(Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːsnɛs/, /ˈhɑːrsnɛs/

Noun

hosnesse (uncountable) (rare)

The quality of being hoarse.

Descendants

English: hoarseness

References

“hōsnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2019.