adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to horses; equine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
horsen
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)sən
noun
Meaning 2
plural of horse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, obsolete, plural
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History
Etymology
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).