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Old English · adjective

glæshlutor

Normalised glæshlūtor

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈɡlæsˌxluː.tor/
[ˈɡlæsˌl̥uː.tor]
Syllables
ˈɡlæs · ˌxluː · tor (3 syllables)
Modern English
cleanglass

Meaning

  1. clean as glass

    byþ oferċeald, unġemetum slidor, glisnaþ, glæshlūttur, ġimmum ġelīċust, flōr forste ġeworuht, fæġer ansȳne.

    Ice is overcold, measurelessly slippery, glistens, clean as glass, the most alike gems, a floor made by frost, a handsome look.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From glæs (“glass”) + hlūtor (“clear, clean”).

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