myltestrehus
Old English
Etymology
From myltestre (“prostitute”) + hūs (“house”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmyl.tes.treˌxuːs/, [ˈmyɫ.tes.treˌhuːs]
Noun
myltestrehūs n
- brothel
- Synonym: forliġerhūs
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | myltestrehūs | myltestrehūs |
| accusative | myltestrehūs | myltestrehūs |
| genitive | myltestrehūses | myltestrehūsa |
| dative | myltestrehūse | myltestrehūsum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “miltestre-hús”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.