The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Housel \Hou"sel\, n. [OE. housel, husel, AS. h[=u]sel; akin to Icel. h[=u]sl, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.] The eucharist. [Archaic] --Rom. of R. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Housel \Hou"sel\, v. t. [AS. h[=u]slian.] To administer the eucharist to. [Archaic] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]