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horsen

horsen adjective: of or pertaining to horses; equine. Also the plural of horse.

Adjective

horsen (comparative more horsen, superlative most horsen)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to horses; equine
    • Let hym put the Yearth onely, the Floxe, and the Horsen doung.1558, Warde, Alexis' Secr.
    • For laughter: the horsen dolt at last caught up a club, As though he would have slain the master devil, Belsabub, […]1773, Thomas Hawkins, Gammer Gurton's needle

Also used as

horsen is also the plural of horse.

Forms of horsen

comparativemore horsen
superlativemost horsen

Origin of horsen

From Middle English horsen, horsene, equivalent to horse + -en (“of or belonging to”). Cognate with Old High German russīn (“equine, of horses”), whence Middle High German rüssīn, rössīn (“of horses, horsen”).

From Middle English horsen, alternative plural of hors, equivalent to horse + -en (plural suffix).

Words that rhyme with horsen

Questions about horsen

What does horsen mean?
Horsen means of or pertaining to horses; equine.
What part of speech is horsen?
Horsen is an adjective.

Words near horsen in the dictionary

  1. horsemint
  2. horsemints
  3. horsemonger
  4. horsemongers
  5. horsemussel
  6. horsen
  7. horsenail
  8. horsenails
  9. horseness
  10. horsenettle
  11. horsenettles

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