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hleówþ

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hleówþ, hleóþ, hlíwþ, hlýwþ, e; f.
Shelter, protection, warmth:
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  • Hleówþ

    apricitas,

    • Wrt. Voc. 86, 25.

  • Ðonne him cælþ hé cépþ him hlýwðe

    when he gets cold he looks out for warmth,

    • Hexam. 20;
    • Norm. 28, 23.

  • Tó neste bǽron heora briddum tó hleówþe

    bore it to their nest to shelter their young,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 144, 23.

  • Foresceáwian bigleofan and hleówþe

    to provide food and shelter,

    • 462, 18.

  • Hlýwþe,

    • Basil admn. 9;
    • Norm. 52, 23.

  • Cold bæþ ongeán ða hlíwþe

    a cold bath to atone for the warmth,

    • L. Pen. 16;
    • Th. ii. 284, 5.

  • Ða hlýwþe gódra weorca

    the shelter of good works,

    • L. E. I. 32;
    • Th. ii. 430, 24.

  • Gé hyra hulpon and him hleóþ géfon

    ye helped them [the poor] and gave them shelter,

    • Exon. 27 b;
    • Th. 83, 11;
    • Cri. 1354.
Etymology
[Laym. leoð protection.]
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v.  hlíwþ hlýwþ.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hleówþ.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/19253.

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