"eorþhus" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈe͜orθˌxuːs/, [ˈe͜orˠθˌhuːs]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, from Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą. Equivalent to eorþe (“earth”) + hūs (“house”). Cognate with Old Norse jarðhús (“underground room or passage”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*erþahūs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*erþahūs}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*erþahūsą}} Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą, {{compound|ang|eorþe|hūs|t1=earth|t2=house}} eorþe (“earth”) + hūs (“house”), {{cog|non|jarðhús|t=underground room or passage}} Old Norse jarðhús (“underground room or passage”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=eorþhūs|head2=|sort=}} eorþhūs n, {{ang-noun|n|head=eorþhūs}} eorþhūs n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|eorþhūs}}, {{ang-decl-noun|eorþhūs|eorþhūs|eorþhūs|eorþhūs|eorþhūses|eorþhūsa|eorþhūse|eorþhūsum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: eorþhūs [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], eorþhūs [nominative, singular], eorþhūs [nominative, plural], eorþhūs [accusative, singular], eorþhūs [accusative, plural], eorþhūses [genitive, singular], eorþhūsa [genitive, plural], eorþhūse [dative, singular], eorþhūsum [dative, plural], eorðhūs [alternative]
  1. den, cave
    Sense id: en-eorþhus-ang-noun-1I-4cZZB Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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