myltestrehus
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From myltestre (“prostitute”) + hūs (“house”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]myltestrehūs n
- brothel
- Synonym: forliġerhūs
Declension
[edit]Declension of myltestrehūs (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | myltestrehūs | myltestrehūs |
| accusative | myltestrehūs | myltestrehūs |
| genitive | myltestrehūses | myltestrehūsa |
| dative | myltestrehūse | myltestrehūsum |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “miltestre-hús”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.