Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to housel
Participle: houseled
Gerund: houseling
Indicative
Present
| I | housel |
| you | housel |
| he;she;it | housels |
| we | housel |
| you | housel |
| they | housel |
Perfect
| I | have houseled |
| you | have houseled |
| he;she;it | has houseled |
| we | have houseled |
| you | have houseled |
| they | have houseled |
Past
| I | houseled |
| you | houseled |
| he;she;it | houseled |
| we | houseled |
| you | houseled |
| they | houseled |
Pluperfect
| I | had houseled |
| you | had houseled |
| he;she;it | had houseled |
| we | had houseled |
| you | had houseled |
| they | had houseled |
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 houseled |
| you | will have houseled |
| he;she;it | will have houseled |
| we | will have houseled |
| you | will have houseled |
| they | will have houseled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | housel |
| you | housel |
| he;she;it | housel |
| we | housel |
| you | housel |
| they | housel |
Perfect
| I | have houseled |
| you | have houseled |
| he;she;it | have houseled |
| we | have houseled |
| you | have houseled |
| they | have houseled |
Imperfect
| I | houseled |
| you | houseled |
| he;she;it | houseled |
| we | houseled |
| you | houseled |
| they | houseled |
Pluperfect
| I | had houseled |
| you | had houseled |
| he;she;it | had houseled |
| we | had houseled |
| you | had houseled |
| they | had houseled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would housel |
| you | would housel |
| he;she;it | would housel |
| we | would housel |
| you | would housel |
| they | would housel |
Perfect
| I | would have houseled |
| you | would have houseled |
| he;she;it | would have houseled |
| we | would have houseled |
| you | would have houseled |
| they | would have houseled |
Imperative
| you | housel |
| we | Let's housel |
| you | housel |
Verbs conjugated like 'housel'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'housel'
house,
tousel,
bouse,
chouse,
counsel,
douse,
hobbel,
hoise,
horse,
hose,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English houselen, from Old English hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”), from Proto-Germanic *hunslōną (“to sacrifice, offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”). Cognate with Icelandic húsla (“to housel”), Old Swedish húsla (“to administer the Eucharist to”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hunsljan, “to offer, sacrifice”). See: Middle English '
houselen', Icelandic '
húsla', Swedish '
húsla'.
Sample Sentences
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So housel all our hackneys that they may feel Compunction in their feet, and tire at Highgate. [1750, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher:]