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husl

Pronunciation: /xuːsl/

“husl” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the Eucharist
  2. offering, sacrifice

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hunsl, from Proto-Germanic *hunslą (“offering, sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Old Norse húsl (“Eucharist”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl, “offering, sacrifice”), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”).

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