pleghus

Old English

Etymology

From pleġa +‎ hūs. Compare Old Saxon spilehūs (“theatre”), Old High German spilehūs, spilahūs, spilohūs (“theatre”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplejˌxuːs/, [ˈplejˌhuːs]

Noun

pleġhūs n

  1. playhouse, theater

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative pleġhūs pleġhūs
accusative pleġhūs pleġhūs
genitive pleġhūses pleġhūsa
dative pleġhūse pleġhūsum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *pleyhous
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