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hokschyne

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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  • *hoxene

Etymology

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Inherited from Old English hōhsinu, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō; equivalent to hough (heel) +‎ synwe (sinew).

In all attested forms, the second element has been remodelled after schyne (shin), though forms without this remodelling survived in Modern English dialects and the verb hoxen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔkˌʃin(ə)/
  • (non-remodelled) IPA(key): /ˈhɔksən(ə)/, /ˈhɔksnə/, /ˈhuks-/

Noun

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hokschyne (plural hokschynes)

  1. (hapax) hamstring[1]
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Descendants

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  • English: huxen, huckson, huxon, huckshin, hucksheen (influenced by shin) (dialectal, obsolete)

References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Hockshin”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 320, column 1.