hamesucken

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noun

An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.

OriginOld English hāmsōcn →
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Meanings

nounhamesucken (usually uncountable, plural hamesuckens)

plural hamesuckens · alternative haimsucken

  1. ScotlanduncountableusuallyAn assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhāmsōcn
  2. Englishhamesucken

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

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APA

hamesucken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamesucken

MLA

“hamesucken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamesucken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hamesucken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamesucken.

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