læcehus
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
lǣċe (“doctor”) + hūs (“house”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lǣċehūs n
- 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 treated him.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 10:34
Declension[edit]
Declension of læcehus (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: leche hous