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heolstor

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
heolstor, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§48; §92;
That which covers or conceals, darkness, a veil, covering, place of concealment
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  • Siððan geára goldwine mínne hrusan heolstre biwráh

    since long ago the veil of earth enwrapped my bounteous patron,

    • Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 32; Wand. 23.

  • Nágan wé ðæs heolstres ðæt wé ús gehýdan mágon

    we have not the place of concealment to hide ourselves in,

    • Cd. 215; Th. 271, 5; Sat. 101.

  • Gewitan him ðá gangan under beámsceade hýddon hie on heolstre ðá hie hálig word drihtnes gehýrdon

    they retired then under the trees' shade, hid themselves in the darkness when they heard the holy word of the Lord,

    • 40; Th. 53, 12; Gen. 860.

  • Ðá com beácna beorhtost of heolstre

    then came the sun out of darkness,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 485; An. 243
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 2223; El. 1113.

  • Heolstre gehýded helme gedýgled þýstre oferfæðmed

    with a veil hidden, with a covering concealed, with darkness enwrapped,

    • Exon. 122 b; Th. 470, 9; Hy. 11, 13
      • :
    • 61 b; Th. 227, 4; Ph. 418
      • :
    • 69 a; Th. 257, 2; Jul. 241
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 2161; El. 1082.

  • Sume wuniaþ on wéstennum gesittaþ hámas on heolstrum

    some dwell in deserts, occupy homes in hiddenplaces,

    • Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 5; Gú. 54.
Etymology
[
Goth. hulistr; n. a veil
:
cf. Icel. holstr; m. a sheath, case
:
Dut. holster holster.
In Romaunt of Rose hulstred occurs = hidden 'I wol herborow me There I hope best to hulstred be,' 6146.
]
Linked entries
v.  hleostrum.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “heolstor.” 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/18768.

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