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hlísa

  • noun [ masculine ]
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hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.
Sound, rumour, report, reputation, renown, fame, glory
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  • Hlísa

    fama,

      Wrt. Voc. 76, 1.
  • Ðá férde hys hlísa intó ealle Syrian,

    abiit opinio ejus in totam Syrian,

      Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24.
  • Ðes hlísa wearþ cúþ ðæra leóda cynegum ðe begeondan Iordane eardiende wǽron

    this report became known to the kings of the nations that were dwelling beyond Jordan,

      Jos. 9, 1.
  • Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten

    signat superstes fama tenuis pauculis inane nomen litteris,

      Bt. 19; Fox 70, 10: 68, 21, 4.
  • Hí wilnodon ðæs hlísan æfter heora deáþe,

      18, 4; Fox 68, 9.
  • Sume hí gebycgaþ weorþlícne hlísan ðisses andweardan lífes mid heora ágnum deáþe forþam hí wénaþ ðæt hí næbben nán oðer fioh ðæs hlísan [hliosan, Bod.] wyrðe bútan hiora ágnum fiore

    nonnulli venerandum sæculi nomen, gloriosæ pretio mortis, emerunt,

      Bt. 39, 11; Fox 228, 27.
  • Ðeáh ðé monig mon herige ne gelýf ðú him tó wel: ac ðæs hlísan þenc ðé silf hwæt ðæs sóþes sý

    though many men praise thee, do not believe them too much; but thyself consider how much of this reputation is true,

      Prov. Kmbl. 69.
  • Gif wé mid hlýsan gódra weorca úrne Drihten sécaþ

    if we come to our Lord with the fame of good works,

      Homl. Th. i. 222, 4: Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 17; Gú. 128: 33 a; Th. 105, 31; Gú. 31.
  • Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his mearce brǽde ðæt mon his hligsan [hlísan, Hatt MS.] and his noman mǽrsige

    terminum vero suum dilatare est opinionis suæ nomen extendere,

      Past. 48, 2; Swt. 366, 13.
  • Ðá gehýrde heó Salomones hlísan

    she heard of Solomon's fame,

      Homl. Th. ii. 584, 8: Exon. 54 a; Th. 191, 9; Az. 85.
  • Gé gehýraþ gefeoht and gefeohta hlísan

    audituri estis prælia et opiniones præliorum,

      Mt. Kmbl. 24, 6.
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v. hlígan.
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v.  hlígan hligsa hlýsa.
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