hamesucken

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English hám-sócn, literally "home-seeking, an attack upon a house; also the fine exacted for this". Compare German Heimsuchung.

Noun

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hamesucken (usually uncountable, plural hamesuckens)

  1. (Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
    Coordinate term: stouthrief

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