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Old English · noun

banhus

Normalised bānhūs

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈbɑːnˌxuːs/
[ˈbɑːnˌhuːs]
Syllables
ˈbɑːn · ˌxuːs (2 syllables)
Modern English
torsobody

Meaning

  1. body, torso

Declension

Declension of banhus
SingularPlural
Nominative bānhūsbānhūs
Accusative bānhūsbānhūs
Genitive bānhūsesbānhūsa
Dative bānhūsebānhūsum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Kenning of bān (“bone”) + hūs (“house”). Compare sāwelhūs (“body”, literally “soul house”) and feorhhūs (“body”, literally “spirit house”).

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