scandhus

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeandhūs, sċeondhūs, sċondhūs

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑndˌxuːs/, [ˈʃɑndˌhuːs]

Noun

sċandhūs n (nominative plural sċandhūs)

1. house of ill-repute
2. brothel

Declension

Declension of scandhus (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċandhūs	sċandhūs
accusative	sċandhūs	sċandhūs
genitive	sċandhūses	sċandhūsa
dative	sċandhūse	sċandhūsum