hosan

• hosa

Plural of hose (“pant leg”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈxo.sɑn/, [ˈho.zɑn]

hosan f pl

1. pants, trousers
   • c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict

     Hīe habbaþ sīde earmellan and pohhode hosan.

     They have wide sleeves and baggy pants.

Weak:

• → Old Cornish: hos
• → Welsh: hosan

• brēċ

From Old English hosan (“leggings, trousers”). Compare Old Cornish hos.

hosan f (plural hosanau or sanau, not mutable)

1. sock, stocking
2. sheath
3. (of corn) hose, (of tree) bark

The plural hosanau is often contracted as sanau, especially when used to refer to socks.

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hosan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies