wighus

Old English

Etymology

From wig- +‎ hus.

Noun

wīġhūs n

1. tower
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     ...and būfan þām māran wealle, ofer eallne þone ymbgong, hē is mid stǣnenum wīġhūsum beworht.

     ...and above the greater wall, over the whole circumference, it is built with stone towers.

2. fortification

Declension

Declension of wighus (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīġhūs	wīġhūs
accusative	wīġhūs	wīġhūs
genitive	wīġhūses	wīġhūsa
dative	wīġhūse	wīġhūsum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wíg-hús”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.