housel Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hou"sel noun

Etymology

OE. housel, husel, AS. hsel; akin to Icel. hsl, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.

Definitions

1. The eucharist. Archaic Rom. of R. Tennyson.

Hou"sel transitive verb

Etymology

AS. hslain.

Definitions

1. To administer the eucharist to. Archaic Chaucer.