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wíg-hús

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

bel-hús

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Belle clocca, belhús cloccarium vel lucar, Wrt. Voc. . 81, 37. Add

cac-hús

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Dele

cǽpe-hús

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Dele the bracket

dim-hús

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dim-hús, es; n.
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A prison, dungeon Dimhúses lautumiae, i. carceris, An. Ox. 3774. Dimhús latibula (ergastuli ), 4993

dóm-hús

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Dómhús pretorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 64. Add

fisc-hús

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A place for storing fish Flǽschús carnale, wínhús apotheca, feohhús aerarium, fischús piscinale, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 20. Substitute:

flǽsc-hús

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gereording-hús

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gereording-hús, es; n.
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A refectory Gereordunghús refectorium Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 18

gebed-hús

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Gebedhús oratorium vel oraculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 64. Be mynstres gebedhúse (oratorio). Gebedhús sý tó þan ánum þe hit gecweden is, þæt is þæt þǽr nán þincg elles geworht ne sý bútan þám ánum weorce . . . þæt is gebedrǽden, R. Ben. 81, 2-5. Æghwǽr, ge

háligdóm-hús

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háligdóm-hús, es; n.
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A place where holy things are kept, a sacrarium Beón út ágáne diácon and pistelrǽdere of (on, MS. ) hálig*-*dómhúse mid líchaman Drihtnes egrediantur diaconus ac subdiaconus de sacrario cum corpore Domini, Angl. xiii, 422, 818

gréting-hús

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gréting-hús, es; n.
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An audience-chamber Grétinghús salutatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 49

hús-ærn

(n.)
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hús-ærn, es; n.
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A dwelling-house, private house Ðá ðe nǽfre gystas on húsærne onfóð (nunquam hospes in domum recipitur), búton sellendlices gysthúses méd ǽr ápinsod sý, Chrd. 102, 1

hús-bonda

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þonne gé tó gereorde gelaðode beóð, ne sitte gé on þám fyrmestam setlum, þe lǽs ðé árwurðra (honoratior te. Lk. 14, 8) wer æfter ðé cume, and se húsbonda (-bunda, v. l. ) háte þé árísan and rýman þám óðrum, Mt. 20, 28. Add

hús-brycel

(adj.)
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hús-brycel, adj.
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Burglarious Húsbrycel clasmatorius efractor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 64

hús-carl

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Chr. 1041 ; P. 162, 6. Add: — Hér lét Harðacnut hergian eall Wihracestrescíre for his twégra húscarla þingon

hús-heofon

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For ' Cot. 119, Lye' substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 58

hús-wist

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leornung-hús

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

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