salt-hous and salthous - Middle English Compendium

Middle English Dictionary Entry

salt-hǒus n.

Forms	salt-hǒus n. For forms see salt n.(1) & hous n.
Etymology	OE sealt-hūs

(a) A building used for making or storing salt; (b) in place names and surnames.

(1338) Doc.Hatfield in Sur.Soc.32204 : Pro coquina cooperienda, et aula, et le salthous.
(1340-41) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100540 : In sarracione plancorum pro le Saltehous.
(1375-6) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103583 : In reparacione del Salthous.
(1388) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)5.68 : [In another building..called] le salthouse, lyme [and sand].
(1423) *Maldon (Essex) Liber A [OD col.]fol.22b : De arreragiis Andree atte sawtehouse; de taxacione quindecim. pro sawthouse.
(1465-6) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.9990 : j nova sera emp. pro le Salthouse.
(1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57172 : I pray ȝowe asson as tyme komethe to make ope the wales of the salte howses, fore they schal be felled.
(1471-2) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103644 : Pro punctuacione de le Salthouse..18 s.