māþmhūs
There were no banks in Anglo-Saxon England. The nearest word is māþmhūs, "treasure-house, treasury".
Money was kept by lords, kings and churches. A māþmhūs was a place where treasure was stored.
Meaning: institution (noun)
Which one should you use?
Old English banc means "a bank of earth, a slope". It has nothing to do with money.
How do you pronounce it?
MAATHM-hoos
Did you know?
- The money "bank" comes from Italian banca, the bench of a money-changer. Old English benċ, "bench", comes from the same Germanic root.
Examples in context
- Þæt gold is on þǣm māþmhūse.The gold is in the treasury.
