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hlysnan

(v.)

to listen

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Hlysnende adtonitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 34. Hlysnende, áfyrhte attoniti, 101, 19. Hlysnendum, tó hircniendum ad-tonitis, 4, 45. Hlysnendi arectas, 101, 4

Linked entries: lysnan hlosnian

hlystend

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Ǽr beó þú hlystend, syþþan láreow antea esto auditor, postea doctor, Scint. 126, l. Hlystendum auditoribus, i. auscultoribus An. Ox. 2331. Add

hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
hlystend, es; m.

A hearer, ⬩ listener

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A hearer, listener On móde ðære >hlystendra in the mind of the hearers, Homl. Th. i. 362, 18

lár-hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
lár-hlystend, es; m.

a catechumen

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One who listens to instruction, a catechumen, Mone B. 2802

leáf-hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
leáf-hlystend, es; m.

A catechumen

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A catechumen [Ge?] leáfhlestend catechumenus, Hpt. Gl. 457, 12

Linked entry: geleáf-hlystend

geleáf-hlystend

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Substitute: One who is being instructed in the faith before baptism, a catechumen, a candidate for baptism Geleáfhlystendes catacumini, i. audientis, An. Ox, 2207. Geleáfhlystende competences ( = baptismi candidati, qui baptismum postulabant, Migne),

Linked entry: hlystend

lár-hlystend

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Gecrístnode lárhlystendras caticuminos An. Ox. 2881. Add

tó-hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hlystend, es; m.

A listener

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A listener On ðara tóhlystendra heortan... Hé gedéþ ða sprǽce unnytte ðǽm tóhlystendurn. Past. 15; Swt. 96, 8, 18

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