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English

hoose

/huːs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. house
  2. A surname.

Etymology / origin

From a dialectal spelling of house, from Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Compare Scots hoose.

  1. hoose(Scots)→
  2. *hūsą(gem-pro)→
  3. hūs(ang)→
  4. hous(Middle English)→
  5. hoose (English)
  6. Relations: inh, inh, der, cog

Related words

hous(Middle English)hūs(ang)*hūsą(gem-pro)hoose(Scots)

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