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This Proto-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-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”) + *-slą. Cognate with Lithuanian šventas (“holy”), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*hunslą n
- offering, sacrifice
Inflection
Declension of *hunslą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*hunslą
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*hunslō
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| vocative
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*hunslą
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*hunslō
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| accusative
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*hunslą
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*hunslō
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| genitive
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*hunslas, *hunslis
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*hunslǫ̂
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| dative
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*hunslai
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*hunslamaz
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| instrumental
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*hunslō
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*hunslamiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hunsl
- 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)
- Proto-Norse:
- Old Norse: hunsl, húsl, ᚺᛟᛋᛚᛁ (ʜᴏsli) (dative singular, Rök stone)
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl)