WHAT TYPE OF TREASURE IS KEPT IN A GOLDHORDHUS?

WHAT TYPE OF TREASURE IS KEPT IN A GOLDHORDHUS?

Argues that Porter's defence of 'privy' as a meaning of goldhordhus, 1996, cannot be upheld. As a compound of three components, its meaning could not be clearer: 'gold hoard house'. While its Latin derivation ypodromum can mean both 'treasury' and 'privy'...

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Veröffentlicht in:Notes and queries 1998-03, Vol.45 (1), p.14-16
1. Verfasser: Rusche, Phlip G
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Sprache:eng
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Porter, David (American naval officer)
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Zusammenfassung:Argues that Porter's defence of 'privy' as a meaning of goldhordhus, 1996, cannot be upheld. As a compound of three components, its meaning could not be clearer: 'gold hoard house'. While its Latin derivation ypodromum can mean both 'treasury' and 'privy', the Old English word is just a 'treasury'.
ISSN:0029-3970
1471-6941
DOI:10.1093/nq/45.1.14