hoselest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hossolæst (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Etymology

From hose (“stocking”) +‎ lest (“foot-part of a stocking”).

Noun

hoselest m (definite singular hoselesten, indefinite plural hoselestar, definite plural hoselestane)

1. (clothing) the foot-part of a stocking
2. (clothing)(dialectal) stocking
3. (clothing)(dialectal) a sock

Related terms

• hose
• hosso
• leist
• sokk
• strømpe