Etymology

hawse

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Today it means: The part of the bow containing the hawseholes. Full definition →

Middle English halse
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The story

  1. Middle English · derived fromhalse
  2. English todayhawse

Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishhalse all →

hause

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