hosnesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === hosnes, hosenes, hosenez, hosenesse, hoocenesse, hoosness, hoosnesse, hoosenez, hasenes, hasenesse, horsenes, horsenesse, hoorsnesse === Etymology === From Old English hāsnes; equivalent to hos +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔːsnɛs/, /ˈhɔːrsnɛs/ (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːsnɛs/, /ˈhɑːrsnɛs/ === Noun === hosnesse (uncountable) (rare) The quality of being hoarse. ==== Descendants ==== English: hoarseness ==== References ==== “hōsnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2019.