Middle English Dictionary Entry
hossing n.
Entry Info
| Forms | hossing n. Also ossing. |
| Etymology | Imitative; cp. EMnE hoss, huss, huzz. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Buzzing.
Associated quotations
- ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh 10.90)123/1 : Þis herbe..put to a mannys erys..puttyt awey alle manere hossynggys of herynggys [vrr. ossyngis and donyng; ossyng and dinnynge] in mannys heed.