hoxen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier hoxenen, from the noun *hoxene (only attested as hokschyne, with alteration after schyne), from Old English hōhsinu, from hōh (“heel”) +‎ sinu (“sinew”) (compare hough, synwe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔks(ə)nən/, /ˈhɔksən/

Verb

hoxen (third-person singular simple present hoxeth, present participle hoxende, hoxynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hoxed)

  1. (rare) To hamstring; to cut the hamstring of an animal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoxen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) hoxen, hoxe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular hoxe hoxed
2nd-person singular hoxest hoxedest
3rd-person singular hoxeth hoxed
subjunctive singular hoxe
imperative singular —
plural1 hoxen, hoxe hoxeden, hoxede
imperative plural hoxeth, hoxe —
participles hoxynge, hoxende hoxed, yhoxed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: hox (obsolete)

References

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