Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hogsett

/hˈɑɡsɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
hogsett
IPA
/hˈɑɡsɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Americanized spelling of Norwegian Høgseth, from Old Norse heggsetr, from heggr (“bird cherry”) + setr (“dwelling”). The first element might instead be haugr (“hill mound”), which is found in the surname Haug.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Høgseth, heggsetr

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hogsetts (plural) Hogsed (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hogsett?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑɡsɪt/.
What does hogsett mean?
A surname from Norwegian.
Where does hogsett come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

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