læcehus
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