Houselled vs Houseled - What's the difference?
houselled | houseled |
(housel)
(archaic) the Eucharist
* 1922 ,
(archaic) To administer the Eucharist to.
(rare) To prepare for a journey.
* 1750 , Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher :
In en-past of|housel terms the difference between houselled and houseled
is that houselled is (housel) while houseled is (housel).As verbs the difference between houselled and houseled
is that houselled is (housel) while houseled is (housel).houselled
English
Verb
(head)housel
English
(wikipedia housel)Etymology 1
From (etyl) housel, from (etyl) (OED). The OED cites usage of the noun from the 10th to the 17th century. 19th century use is deliberately archaizing. The verb is attested from the 11th century, and in occasional usage persists into the 19th.Noun
- She said that he had a fair sweet death through God His goodness with mass-priest to be shriven, holy housel and sick men’s oil to his limbs.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) houselen, from (etyl) .Verb
- So housel all our hackneys that they may feel Compunction in their feet, and tire at Highgate.