English
Hassocks
Hassocks comes from Old English hassuc ‘clump of grass’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hassuc‘clump of grass’
- EnglishtodayHassocks
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hassuc‘clump of grass’
- EnglishtodayHassocks
Every English word from Old English hassuc
Today it means
name A large village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3015).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hassuc / Hassocks