Middle English Dictionary Entry
hōs n.
Entry Info
Forms | hōs n. Also haise. |
Etymology | From adj.; cp. MnE dial. hooze. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Hoarseness; a cough.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)248 : Hoose, or cowghe: Tussis.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)61a : Hayse: Raucitas.
- ?a1500 Henslow Recipes (Henslow)69/11 : For þe perliouz hos.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. hoarse.