scandhus

Old English

Etymology

From sċand (“shame; scandal; disgrace”) +‎ hūs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑndhuːs/

Noun

sċandhūs n (nominative plural sċandhūs)

  1. house of ill-repute
  2. brothel

Inflection
Declension of scandhus (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċandhūs sċandhūs
accusative sċandhūs sċandhūs
genitive sċandhūses sċandhūsa
dative sċandhūse sċandhūsum

Alternative forms
  • sċeandhūs, sċeondhūs, sċondhūs
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