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up-hús

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up-hús, es; n.
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An upper chamber Uphúses cenaculi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 67

wæfer-hús

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wæfer-hús, es; n.
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A theatre, amphitheatre Hé lǽdde hí tó ðam wæferhúse, ðǽr ða deór wunodon, beran and león, ðe hí ábítan sceoldon, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 49

ambeht-hús

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Ambihthús officina, Angl. xiii. 441, 1087. Add

bæþ-hús

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Þá healle and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle, bæðhús and kycenan, Hml. S. 36, 97. Add

bern-hús

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(Gr. D. 68, 22)

capitol-hús

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capitol-hús, es; n.
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A chapter-house Gyf þú hwæt be capitelhúse tǽcan wylle, Tech. ii. 122, 4

ealu-hús

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an alehouse. Ðe werc of þesternesse . . . ben oueretes and untimeliche eten alehuse, O. E. Hml. ii. 11, 30

eorþ-hús

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Se cásere hét hine gelǽdan intó ánum eorðhúse, and hét áne strange leó lǽtan in tó him, Hml. S. 30, 415. [He hehte hine makian an eorðhus . . . wes Astrild i þissen eorðhuse þat na mon heo þer nuste, Laym. 2360, 2381.] Add

fýr-hús

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Substitute: a room with a fire Búr camera, fýrhúscaminatum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 7. Fýrhúses (printed -hýses) hlýwing caumene refugium, Angl. xiii. 397, 461

gemót-hús

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gemót-hús, es; n.
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A house where a ' gemót' is held Curia, i. domus concilii, conventus gemóthús vel -[gemót]stów congregatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, . 51. Cyrice is ús gesceapen tó gebedhúse, ná tó nánum gemóthúse. bútan ymbe þæt heofoncunde ríce and láre, Wlfst. 233, l:

helle-hús

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Hellehús hafað forclas micle, Verc. Forst. 109, 6. Ꝥ hellehús is mid swíðe láðlicum gástum áfylled, 112, 2. Add

heofon-hús

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heofon-hús, (?)
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a house with a ceiling (?)

hús-hláford

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Add: — Eustachius gelǽdde hí meó his gesthúse. and . . . cwæð tó þám húshláforde : ' þás men synd mé cúðe . . . gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre,' Hml. S. 30, 259

hús-hleów

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Add: — Dǽle man . . . mete þám ofhingredum, drenc þám ofðyrstum, húshleów gefarenum, wæfels þám nacedum, Wlfst. 74, 4

hús-rǽden

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Add: — Húsrǽden Aarones damns Aaron, Ps. L. 117, 3 : 134, 20

offrung-hús

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offrung-hús, es; n.
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A house of sacrifice Ic geceás ðás stówe mé tó offrunghúse, Nap. 50

sealt-hús

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Add: [v. N. E. D. salt-house.] Cf. sealt-ærn

spic-hús

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Hpt. 31, 12, 257. Add

sprǽc-hús

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Add: a place in which the monastic school was held; auditorium [auditorium, locus in quo conveniebant monachi, quod in eo essent monachicae scholae, ibique praeceptores docerent, discipuli audirent magistros docentes, Migne] Bútan spǽchúses (auditorii

wæsc-hús

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wæsc-hús, es; n.
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A washhouse, laundry Wæschús colimbum, lauandariam. Hpt. 31, 13, 323