husl

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hunsl, from Proto-Germanic *hunslą (“offering, sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Old Norse húsl (“Eucharist”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl, “offering, sacrifice”), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuːsl/, [huːzl]

Noun

hūsl n

  1. (Christianity) the Eucharist
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Pastoral Letter for Wulfsige"
      Þæt hūsl is Cristes līchama, nā līchamlīċe ac gāstlīċe.
      The Eucharist is the body of Christ, not physically but spiritually.
  2. (religion, originally) offering, sacrifice

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hūsl —
accusative hūsl —
genitive hūsles —
dative hūsle —

Derived terms

  • hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”)

Descendants

References

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