housel

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hou·sel

 (hou′zəl) Archaic
n.
The Eucharist.
tr.v. hou·seled, hou·sel·ing, hou·sels
To administer the Eucharist to.

[Middle English, from Old English hūsel, sacrifice, Eucharist; see kwen- in Indo-European roots.]
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housel

(ˈhaʊzəl)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a medieval name for Eucharist
vb, -sels, -selling or -selled, -sels, -seling or -seled
(Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to give the Eucharist to (someone)
[Old English hūsl; related to Gothic hunsl sacrifice, Old Norse hūsl]
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hou•sel

(ˈhaʊ zəl)

n., v. -seled, -sel•ing (esp. Brit.) -selled, -sel•ling. Archaic. n.
1. the Eucharist.
v.t.
2. to administer the Eucharist to.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English hūsl the Eucharist]
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housel


Past participle: houselled
Gerund: houselling

Imperative
housel
housel
Present
I housel
you housel
he/she/it housels
we housel
you housel
they housel
Preterite
I houselled
you houselled
he/she/it houselled
we houselled
you houselled
they houselled
Present Continuous
I am houselling
you are houselling
he/she/it is houselling
we are houselling
you are houselling
they are houselling
Present Perfect
I have houselled
you have houselled
he/she/it has houselled
we have houselled
you have houselled
they have houselled
Past Continuous
I was houselling
you were houselling
he/she/it was houselling
we were houselling
you were houselling
they were houselling
Past Perfect
I had houselled
you had houselled
he/she/it had houselled
we had houselled
you had houselled
they had houselled
Future
I will housel
you will housel
he/she/it will housel
we will housel
you will housel
they will housel
Future Perfect
I will have houselled
you will have houselled
he/she/it will have houselled
we will have houselled
you will have houselled
they will have houselled
Future Continuous
I will be houselling
you will be houselling
he/she/it will be houselling
we will be houselling
you will be houselling
they will be houselling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been houselling
you have been houselling
he/she/it has been houselling
we have been houselling
you have been houselling
they have been houselling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been houselling
you will have been houselling
he/she/it will have been houselling
we will have been houselling
you will have been houselling
they will have been houselling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been houselling
you had been houselling
he/she/it had been houselling
we had been houselling
you had been houselling
they had been houselling
Conditional
I would housel
you would housel
he/she/it would housel
we would housel
you would housel
they would housel
Past Conditional
I would have houselled
you would have houselled
he/she/it would have houselled
we would have houselled
you would have houselled
they would have houselled
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Yet, ere the last string had twanged, he would be down on his four bones among the stricken, and have them all houseled and shriven, as quick as shelling peas.
A previous Senate-led attempt was vetoed by the governor, and budgeting constraints over several legislative sessions stymied Houseled measures.
Without my glasses your face is there, And your presence houseled again in the flesh, And it is years again before your death.