"wighus" meaning in Old English

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Noun

Etymology: From wig + hus. Etymology templates: {{com|ang|wig|hus}} wig + hus Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=wīġhūs|head2=|sort=}} wīġhūs n, {{ang-noun|n|head=wīġhūs}} wīġhūs n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|wīġhūs}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wīġhūs|wīġhūs|wīġhūs|wīġhūs|wīġhūses|wīġhūsa|wīġhūse|wīġhūsum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: wīġhūs [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], wīġhūs [nominative, singular], wīġhūs [nominative, plural], wīġhūs [accusative, singular], wīġhūs [accusative, plural], wīġhūses [genitive, singular], wīġhūsa [genitive, plural], wīġhūse [dative, singular], wīġhūsum [dative, plural]
  1. tower
    Sense id: en-wighus-ang-noun-rSAVJj8z Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Buildings Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Buildings: 50 50
  2. fortification
    Sense id: en-wighus-ang-noun-sWC3yR7V Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Buildings Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Buildings: 50 50
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