hohsinu

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō; equivalent to hōh (heel) +‎ sinu (sinew).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxoːx.si.nu/, [ˈhoːx.si.nu]

Noun

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hohsinu f

  1. hamstring

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: hokschyne, *hoxene (often remodelled after schyne "shin")
    • English: huxen, huckson, huxon, huckshin, hucksheen (influenced by shin) (dialectal, obsolete)

References

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