eldertongue

Old English · noun

towhus

Normalised towhūs

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈtowˌxuːs/
[ˈtowˌhuːs]
Syllables
ˈtow · ˌxuːs (2 syllables)
Modern English
spinning

Meaning

  1. a house or building used for spinning

Declension

Declension of towhus
SingularPlural
Nominative towhūstowhūs
Accusative towhūstowhūs
Genitive towhūsestowhūsa
Dative towhūsetowhūsum

All forms (5)

Etymology

*tow (“spinning”) + hūs (“house, building”)

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