n.,
pl. 3wives# 73wjvz#; for 2, usually huz4ivz8 5ME houswif, huswif6
1 a woman, esp. a married woman, whose principal occupation is managing a household and taking care of domestic affairs
2 a small sewing kit

In the Viking etymology site I found:

hussif n. A case for needles and thread etc. Scan. The final /f/ is due to confusion with housewife. Ice
húsi (a case).