cornhus
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kornahūs, from Proto-Germanic *kurnahūsą. Equivalent to corn + hūs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkornˌxuːs/, [ˈkorˠnˌhuːs]
Noun
cornhūs n
- granary
Declension
Declension of cornhus (strong-a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | cornhūs | cornhūs |
accusative | cornhūs | cornhūs |
genitive | cornhūses | cornhūsa |
dative | cornhūse | cornhūsum |
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller, “cornhūs”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1898.