English
hisn
Hisn comes from Middle English hisen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hisen
- Englishearliest quotation 1748hisn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hisen
- Englishearliest quotation 1748hisn
Earliest quotation: 1748, Samuel Richardson, Letter XXXII: “I will not show him this letter of yours,…”
Every English word from Middle English hisen
Today it means
pron His.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hisen / hisn