α. Middle English husewifschipe, Middle English husewijfschip, 1900s– housewifeship.
β. Scottish pre-1700 husyeskep, 1800s hissieskip, 1800s hussyskep, 1900s– hizzieskip, 1900s– hizzyskip, 1900s– hooseskep, 1900s– housekep (irregular).
γ. Scottish 1700s hussy’f skap, 1800s housewifeskep, 1800s housewifskep, 1800s huswifeskep, 1800s huswifskep, 1900s– hussifskep, 1900s– hussifskip.