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wighus

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Old English

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Etymology

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From wig- +‎ hus.

Noun

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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

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wīġhūs wīġhūs
accusative wīġhūs wīġhūs
genitive wīġhūses wīġhūsa
dative wīġhūse wīġhūsum

References

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