hosen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hosen, from Old English hosan (“hosen, leggings, trousers”), plural of hosa (“hose, legging, stocking”); reinforced by German Hosen (“trousers, pants”). Equivalent to hose +‎ -en (plural ending). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊzən === Noun === hosen (poetic, historical, archaic) plural of hose (the old-fashioned garment; stockings) === Noun === hosen pl (plural only) Coverings for the legs; trousers; pants. 2009, The Old Testament Made Easier: Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen [pants, trousers], and their hats, and their other garments, […] ==== Derived terms ==== hosened ==== Related terms ==== lederhosen === Anagrams === Shone, hones, shone == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From hose +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== hose, hosun, hosone, hosyn ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɔ̞ːzən/ ==== Verb ==== hosen To equip with hose or leggings. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: hose Scots: hose ===== References ===== “hōsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2019. === Etymology 2 === From Old English hosan, from Proto-Germanic *husōniz; equivalent to hose +‎ -en (plural suffix). ==== Noun ==== hosen plural of hose ===== Descendants ===== English: hosen