eldertongue

Old English · noun

wæschus

Normalised wæsċhūs

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈwæʃˌxuːs/
[ˈwæʃˌhuːs]
Syllables
ˈwæʃ · ˌxuːs (2 syllables)
Modern English
washhouselaundry

Meaning

  1. washhouse, laundry

Declension

Declension of wæschus
SingularPlural
Nominative wæsċhūswæsċhūs
Accusative wæsċhūswæsċhūs
Genitive wæsċhūseswæsċhūsa
Dative wæsċhūsewæsċhūsum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From wasċan (“to wash”) + hūs (“house”)

Descendants

washhouse

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