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HOUSEL
Definition of HOUSEL
noun
The Eucharist.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English housel, from Old English hūsl (“housel, Eucharist, the Host, a sacrifice”), from Proto-Germanic *hunslą (“sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Icelandic húsl (“housel”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl, “sacrifice, offering”), Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”) (OED). The OED cites usage of the noun from the 10th to the 17th century. 19th century use is deliberately archaizing. The verb is attested from the 11th century, and in occasional usage persists into the 19th.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Same root, HOUSEL · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Proto-Slavic.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOUSEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
HOUSEL starts with H and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EHLOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HOUSEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HOUSEL?
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