Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamesucken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hame-suck-en
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hāmsōcn, literally "home-seeking, an attack upon a house; also the fine exacted for this". Compare German Heimsuchung.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hāmsōcn

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hamesuckens (plural) haimsucken (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

stouthrief

Questions

What does hamesucken mean?: An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
Where does hamesucken come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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