Old English · noun
scandhus
Normalised sċandhūs
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃɑndˌxuːs/[ˈʃɑndˌhuːs]
- Syllables
- ˈʃɑnd · ˌxuːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- ill-reputebrothelhouse
Meaning
-
house of ill-repute
-
brothel
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċandhūs | sċandhūs |
| Accusative | sċandhūs | sċandhūs |
| Genitive | sċandhūses | sċandhūsa |
| Dative | sċandhūse | sċandhūsum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From sċand (“shame; scandal; disgrace”) + hūs.
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