hūs
neuter
The English word house is hūs in Old English.
The term refers to a human abode.
Meaning: human abode (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form hūs serves as both the nominative and the accusative singular, so it appears as the subject, as the direct object or after prepositions that indicate motion into a place. To indicate location, the dative singular form hūse is used after prepositions such as on (in/on). For the genitive plural, hūsa is used to indicate possession or a relationship to multiple houses.
Did you know?
- The Old English term hūsbōnda was borrowed from Old Norse húsbóndi, 'master of the house', and is the ancestor of the modern word 'husband'.
- In the Anglo-Saxon period, a hūs was often a single large hall where everyone slept and ate together, rather than a building with separate rooms.
- The term hūs was part of a linguistic family that includes the German word 'Haus', showing how closely related these ancient Germanic languages remain.
Examples in context
- Hwā bohte hiera hūs?Who bought their house?This sentence shows how to ask about the purchase of a hūs.Tatoeba #13895890 by rul, translation #13453427 by rul
- Se hund is on þǣm hūse.The dog is in the house.This sentence demonstrates the use of the form hūse to indicate location after a preposition.Tatoeba #1347023 by SuleimanArkhyz, translation #882704 by CK
- Þæt cild arn on þæt hūs.The child ran into the house.This sentence shows the use of hūs to indicate motion into a place.Tatoeba #1350368 by SuleimanArkhyz, translation #942513 by CM
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Wulfrun and Osric are standing outside a small building.
- WulfrunIs þis þæt hūs?Is this the house?
- OsricIā, hit is þæt hūs.Yes, it is the house.
- WulfrunIc wille on þæt hūs gān.I want to go into the house.
- OsricIc gā mid þē.I will go with you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “house” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
