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wíte-hús

  • noun [ neuter ]
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wíte-hús, es; n.
A house of punishment or torment,
a prison
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  • Wítehúsa

    ergastulorum,

      Hpt. Gl. 516, 8.
an amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyred
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  • Wítehúses

    amphitheatri,

      Hpt. Gl. 484, 47.
  • On wítehúse

    in amphitheatrum

    (the passage is: In amphitheatrum sanctos ferreis collariis connexos cruentus carnifex imperat duci,
      Ald. 49
    ),
      489, 69.
hell
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  • Hé héht ðæt wítehús wræcna (the fallen angels ) bídan,

    • Cd. 3, 21
    • ;
    • Gen. 39 : 304, 11
    • ;
    • Sat. 628.
  • On wráþra wíc . . . , on wítehús,

    • Exon. Th. 94, 7
    • ;
    • Cri. 1536.
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  • wíte-hús, n.