gæsthus
Old English
Alternative forms
- gasthūs, ġesthūs, ġysthūs
Etymology
From gæst (“guest”) + hūs (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæst.xuːs/, [ˈɡæst.huːs]
Noun
gæsthūs n (nominative plural gæsthūs)
- a guesthouse, guest-chamber
Declension
Declension of gæsthus (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | gæsthūs | gæsthūs |
accusative | gæsthūs | gæsthūs |
genitive | gæsthūses | gæsthūsa |
dative | gæsthūse | gæsthūsum |
Descendants
- Middle English: gest hous (partly from Old Norse)
- English: guesthouse
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “gæsthús”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.