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hrægel-hús

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Substitute: A place where clothes are kept Hrægel-hús vestiarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 46. Be mynstermonna hrægelhúse, R. Ben. 89, 2. Ágifen á þá ealdan þonne him man níwe reáf sylle and tó hrægelhúse (rægel-, R. Ben. I. 92, 8, vestiario ) betǽcen þearfum

leornung-hús

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Add: — Leorninghúses gymnasii, An. Ox. 3223. On n

mót-hús

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Add: [v. N. E. D. moot-house.] Cf. gemót-hús

níd-hús

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níd-hús, es; n.
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A necessary room Sýn eác binnan claustre slǽpern, beódern, hǽdern, and ealle þá neódhús þe bróðra beþurfon (cetere habitationes usibus fratrum necessariae), Chrd. 21, 18

wundor-hús

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wundor-hús, es; n.
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An upper chamber, upper part of a house Þá se mæssepreóst gestód in þám solore þæs mynstres. . . þá þurhwuniendum unonwendedlíce eallum þám getimbre þæs hámes ꝥ wundorhús (solarium) sylf gefeóll, in þám stód se preóst, Gr. D. 119, 27

reord-hús

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reord-hús, es ;n.;

A house; or ;room where meals are taken;

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; A house; or ;room where meals are taken; Reordhús ;cenaculum,; Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 15

sceand-hús

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sceand-hús, es; m.

a brothel

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A house of ill fame, a brothel Ðá heó ðæt nolde, ðá hét hé hí nacode lǽdan to sumum scandhúse ... Ðæs burh*-*geréfan sunu wolde rǽsan on hí on ðæm scandhúse. Shrn. 56, 7-11

wǽpen-hús

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wǽpen-hús, es; n.

An armoury

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An armoury Wǽpenhús armamentarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 17

corn-hús

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corn-hús, es; n.

A corn-house, granary ⬩ granarium

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A corn-house, granary; granarium Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 130; Wrt. Voc. 58, 42

crucet-hús

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crucet-hús, es; n.

A torment house ⬩ afflictionis domus

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A torment house; afflictionis domus Sume hí diden in crucet-hús, ðæt is in án ceste ðæt was scort, and nareu, and undép, and dide scærpe stánes ðérinne, and þrengde ðe man ðǽrinne, ðæt him brǽcon alle ðe limes some they put into a crucet-house, that

snytro-hús

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snytro-hús, es; n.

The house of wisdom

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The house of wisdom Hé ðá swá gelóme wiðsóc snytruhúse repulit tabernaculum Silon Ps. Th. 77, 60

spic-hús

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spic-hús, es; n.

A larder ⬩ lardarium

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A larder Spichús lardarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 16: lar (kitchen ?), Lchdm. i. lxiii. 3

tócir-hús

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tócir-hús, es; n.

An inn ⬩ diversorium

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An inn; diversorium (di-vertere = tó-cirran q. v.) Tócirhús diversorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 10

tow-hús

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tow-hús, es; n.

A spinning-house

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A spinning-house Towhús of wulle genitium (=gynaeceum locus seu aedes ubi mulieres lanificio operam dabant. The women who worked were called geniciariae pensiles, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 7

Linked entry: tow-cræft

þegnung-hús

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þegnung-hús, es; n.

A house in which an employment is carried on a workshop

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A house in which an employment is carried on a workshop Þéninghúsum officinis, Germ. 394, 267

wíg-hús

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wíg-hús, es; n. (in Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41 it is masc.)

A war-house ⬩ a tower ⬩ fortification

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A war-house, a tower, fortification Ðis wíghús haec arx Ælfc. Gr. 9, 75; Zup. 73, 14: 3 ; Zup. 7, 9. Se híhsta wíghús arx Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41. Wíghús propugnaculum Hpt. Gl. 499, 61. On ǽlcurn ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, and on ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig

wín-hús

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wín-hús, es; n.

A wine-house

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A wine-house Wínhús apotheca, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 18. Wínhúsum apothecis, Hpt. Gl. 468, 40. Ne mót mid rihte nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 8

Linked entry: wín-ærn

cǽpe-hús

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cǽpe-hús, es; n.

a merchant ⬩ a house ⬩ A storehouse ⬩ armarium

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[ Similar entries cépa a merchant, Similar entries hús a house] A storehouse; armarium Ælces cynnes cǽpe-hús armarium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 19; Wrt. Voc. 58, 59

sprǽc-hús

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sprǽc-hús, es; n.

A house for speaking ⬩ curia ⬩ curia, consistorium, praetorium.

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A house for speaking Sprǽchús auditorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 11. Úþwitena sprǽchús curia vel senatus, 13

Linked entry: sprǽc-ærn

ge-béd-hús

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ge-béd-hús, es; n.

A prayer-house ⬩ an oratory ⬩ house of prayer ⬩ orātōrium ⬩ dĕmus orātiōnis

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A prayer-house, an oratory, house of prayer; orātōrium, dĕmus orātiōnis Habbaþ ða wíc gebéd-hús the dwellings have a prayer-house, Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 33. Mín hús biþ genemned gebéd-hús dŏmus mea dŏmus orātiōnis vocābitur, Mk. Bos. 11, 17. Godes cyrce