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geofon-hús

(n.)
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geofon-hús, es; n.
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A sea-house, vessel Geofonhúsa mǽst greatest of sea-houses, Cd. 66; Th. 79, 34; Gen. 1321

sceand-hús

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sceand-hús, es; m.
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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

snytro-hús

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snytro-hús, es; n.
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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.
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A larderWrt. Voc. i. 58, 16 Spichús lardarium, : lar (kitchen ?), Lchdm. i. lxiii. 3

tócir-hús

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tócir-hús, es; n.
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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.
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A spinning-house Towhús of wulle geniíium ( =gynaeceurn locus seu aedes u-bi mulieres lanificio operam dabant. The women who worked were called geniciariae pensiles, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 7. v. tow-cræft, -líc, -tól

Linked entry: tow-cræft

þegnung-hús

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þegnung-hús, es; n.
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A house in which an employment is carried on a workshop Þéninghúsum officinis, Germ. 394, 267

þyrl-hús

(n.)
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þyrl-hús, es; n.

A turner's shop

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A turner's shop Þrylhús tornatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 45

Linked entry: þryl-hús

wǽpen-hús

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wǽpen-hús, es; n.
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An armoury Wǽpenhús armamentarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 17

weorc-hús

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weorc-hús, es; n.
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A workshopWrt. Voc. i. 58, 23: Weorchús officina, ergasterium vel operatorium, 59, 6. Werchús ergasterium, 34, 54

wíg-hús

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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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Add::

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