læcehus

Old English

Etymology

From lǣċe (“doctor”) +‎ hūs (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌxuːs/, [ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌhuːs]

Noun

lǣċehūs n

1. hospital

   Sēo stingwund wæs on þām lǣċehūse ġelācnod.

   The stab wound was treated in the hospital.

   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 10:34

     Hē hine on his nīeten āsette, and ġelǣdde on lǣċehūs, and hine ġelācnode.

     He set him on his animal, and took him to a hospital, and took care of him.

Declension

Declension of læcehus (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lǣċehūs	lǣċehūs
accusative	lǣċehūs	lǣċehūs
genitive	lǣċehūses	lǣċehūsa
dative	lǣċehūse	lǣċehūsum

Descendants

• Middle English: leche hous