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hleówan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hleówan, hleón, hlýwan; p. de.
Wright's OE grammar
§533;
to make warm, cherish, protect, shelter
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  • Ðære sunnan hǽto ðe ðás eorðan hlýweþ

    the heat of the sun which warms this earth,

    • Blickl. Homl. 51, 21.

  • Wudubearwas eorþwelan hleóþ

    [cf. holtes hleó; or is rén the subject of the verb?]

    the groves protect the earth's wealth,

    • Exon 54 a;
    • Th. 191, 8;
    • Az. 85.

  • Se king ðǽr sæt hleówwinde hine beo ðan fýre

    the king sat there warming himself by the fire,

    • Shrn. 16, 16.
[Icel. hlýja to cover, shelter, make warm.]
to become warm
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  • Gif hit wæter sý hǽte man hit óþ hit hleówe tó wylme

    if it be water let it be heated until it become so warm as to boil,

    • L. Ath. iv. 7:
    • Th. i. 226, 14.
Similar entries
v. hleów, hleówe, gehlýwan.
Linked entries
v.  hleón.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hleówan.” 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/19239.

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