Horsen

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of horse form-of, obsolete, plural
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to horses; equine rare

    "Let hym put the Yearth onely, the Floxe, and the Horsen doung."

Example

More examples

"Let hym put the Yearth onely, the Floxe, and the Horsen doung."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English horsen, horsene, equivalent to horse + -en (“of or belonging to”). Cognate with Old High German russīn (“equine, of horses”), whence Middle High German rüssīn, rössīn (“of horses, horsen”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English horsen, alternative plural of hors, equivalent to horse + -en (plural suffix).

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