housel noun & verb. ['haʊz(ǝ)l] obsolete exc. Hist.
[Old English hūsl (whence Old Norse húsl) = Gothic hunsl sacrifice, offering: ult. origin unkn.]
A. noun. (The administration or receiving of) the Eucharist. OE.
b. verb trans. Infl. -ll-, -l-. Administer the Eucharist to; in pass., receive the Eucharist. OE.

■ houseling noun & adjective (a) noun the action of the verb; (b) adjective (attrib.) used at the celebration of the Eucharist: OE.

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