siuka hus
Old Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of siuka (“sickness; disease”) + hus (“house”). First attested in 1294.
Noun
[edit]- a sickhouse; a hospital (in a monastery)
- Synonym: siuka gardher
Declension
[edit]Declension of siūka hūs (strong a-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | siūka hūs | siūka hūsit | siūka hūs | siūka hūsin |
| accusative | siūka hūs | siūka hūsit | siūka hūs | siūka hūsin |
| dative | siūka hūsi, siūka hūse | siūka hūsinu, siūka hūseno | siūka hūsum, siūka hūsom | siūka hūsumin, siūka hūsomen |
| genitive | siūka hūss | siūka hūssins | siūka hūsa | siūka hūsanna |
Descendants
[edit]- Swedish: sjukhus
See also
[edit]- siuka badhstova (“sauna for the sick”)
- siuka stova (“room for the sick (in monastery)”)
References
[edit]- Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket (in Old Swedish), volumes 4-5. Supplement, 1973, page 708: “siuka hus, n. sjukhus. Se Sdw 2: 1294.”
- Knut Fredrik Söderwall (1900) Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket (in Old Swedish), volume 2:1. M-T, page 339: “siuka hus (sywka-), n. [N. sjukehus] sjukhus (i ett kloster). LfK 99.”