siuka hus

Old Swedish

Etymology

Compound of siuka (“sickness; disease”) +‎ hus (“house”). First attested in 1294.

Noun

siuka hus

  1. a sickhouse; a hospital (in a monastery)
    Synonym: siuka gardher

Declension
  Declension of siuka hus (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
  • Swedish: sjukhus

See also
  • siuka badhstova (“sauna for the sick”)
  • siuka stova (“room for the sick (in monastery)”)

References
  • 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.”
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