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gæst-hús

Grammar
gæst-hús, gast-, gest-, gyst-hús, es; n.

A guest-house ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ hospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium Gæst-hus hospĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 86, 44

Linked entry: gist-

gast-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gast-hús, es; n.

A guest-house ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ hospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium On heora gast-húsum is gramlíc inwit nēquĭtia est in hospĭtiis eōrum, Ps. Th. 54, 15

eala-hús

(n.)
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eala-hús, eal-hús, es; n.

An ale-house ⬩ taberna

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An ale-house; taberna On eala-húse in an ale-house, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 9

heg-hús

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heg-hús, hig-hús, es; n.

A hay-house ⬩ fœnile

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A hay-house; fœnile, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 20; Wrt. Voc. 58, 60

hup-bán

Similar entry: hype-bán

hup-seax

Linked entry: þeóh-seax

hús-bonda

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonda, -bunda, an; m.
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The master of a house Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes bundan húse his unþances and gewundode ðone húsbundon and se húsbunda ofslóh ðone óðerne. Ðá wearþ Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeoran uppon heora and férdon tó ðam húsbundon and ofslógon

Linked entry: bonda

hús-bonde

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonde, an; f.
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The mistress of a house Ða Israéliscan wíf biddaþ æt ðám Egiptiscean wífon æt hira néhgebúron and æt hira húsbondum sylfrene fatu postulabit mulier a vicina sua et ab hospita sua vasa argentea, Ex. 3, 22

hús-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hús-brice, es; m.

Housebreaking ⬩ burglary

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Housebreaking, burglary Húsbrice [-brec, MS. A.] and bærnet æfter woruldlage is bótleás housebreaking and arson are according to the secular law inexpiable, L. C. S. 65; Th. i. 410, 5. Cf. quedam non possunt emendari, que sunt husbreche, et bernet, L

hús-carl

(n.)
Grammar
hús-carl, es; m. [A word apparently taken from the Scandinavians, as the English form would be hús-ceorl.]
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A member of the king's bodyguard Ðurstán mín húskarll præfectus meus palatinus Ðurstanus, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 202, 4. Urk mín húskarl, 221, 6. On gewitnesse eallra ðæs kynges húscarlan [-carla?], 291, 15. Ða Densca húscarles, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 25

hús-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hús-fæst, adj.
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Having a house, being a householder Ǽlc man húsfæst on his ówe land every man having a house on his own land, Chart. Th. 438, 5

hús-heofon

(n.)
Grammar
hús-heofon, es; m.

A ceiling

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A ceiling Húshefen lacunar, Cot. 119, Lye

Linked entry: heofon

hús-hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hús-hleów, es; n.
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Shelter afforded by a house Gif[e] his húshleów and mete and munde ðam ðe ðæs beþurfe let him give the shelter of his house and food and protection to him that needs it, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 25

hús-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hús-rǽden, e; f.

A house ⬩ family

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A house, family Húsrǽden israhéles domus israel, Ps. Lamb. 113 [2nd], 9. Húsrǽdenne hire domus ejus, 47, 14

hux-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hux-líce, adv.

Ignominiously ⬩ disgracefully ⬩ unbecomingly

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Ignominiously, disgracefully, unbecomingly Ðone seó eorþlíce árleásnyss huxlíce tealde whom earthly impiety had disgracefully calumniated, Homl. Th. i. 48, 23. Ða ðe hí huxlíce hér on lífe gedrehton those who shamefully afflicted them in this life, Jud

lǽce-hús

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-hús, es; n.

A hospital

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A hospital, a house where the sick are tended by a leech Hé hine gelǽdde on his lǽcehús [Lind. lécehús] and hine lácnude And brohte óðrum dæge twegen penegas and sealde ðam lǽce and ðus cwæþ Begým hys illum duxit in stabulum et curam ejus egit. Et altera

lár-hús

(n.)
Grammar
lár-hús, es; n.

a school ⬩ gymnasium

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A house for instruction, a school; gymnasium, Hpt. Gl. 405, 11

mán-hús

(n.)
Grammar
mán-hús, es; n.

A house of wickedness ⬩ hell

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A house of wickedness, hell Mánhús fæst under foldan, ðǽr biþ fýr and wyrm, open scræf yfela gehwylces, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 7; Exod. 535

máðum-hús

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-hús, es; n.

A treasure-house ⬩ treasury

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A treasure-house, treasury Mádmhús gazophilacium, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 11; Wrt. Voc. 47, 18. Máðmhús, 86, 48: erarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 42. On ðæs cynges máðmhúse in ærarium regis, Gen. 47, 14: Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 258, 13. Gesæt se Hǽlend binnan ðam temple

meale-hús

Similar entry: melu-hús