Latin

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Etymology

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Contraction of hoc (this) +‎ vorsum (toward).

Adverb

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hōrsum (not comparable)

  1. hither, this way
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References

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  • horsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • horsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • horsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxor.sum/, [ˈhor.sum]

Noun

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horsum

  1. dative plural of hors