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Old English · verb

hleotan

Normalised hlēotan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈxle͜oː.tɑn/
[ˈl̥e͜oː.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈxle͜oː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
castparticipateallottedappointmentappointedallotlotslot

Meaning

  1. to cast lots

  2. to receive by appointment; be appointed to an office

  3. to obtain (by lot), get a share, be allotted

    byþ frōfur fīra ġehwylċum. Sċeal ðēah manna ġehwylċ miclun hyt dǣlan ġif hē wile for drihtne dōmes hlēotan.

    Wealth is a comfort for each of the men. Yet each of the men must share it greatly if he'd wish to get glory for the Lord.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:

  4. to share in something, participate

Conjugation

Conjugation of hleotan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hlēotehlēat
2nd singular hlīetsthlute
3rd singular hlīetthlīethlēat
Plural hlēotaþhluton
Subjunctive
Singular hlēotehlute
Plural hlēotenhluten
Non-finite forms of hleotan
Form
Infinitive hlēotan
Inflected infinitive hlēotenne
Imperative singular hlēot
Imperative plural hlēotaþ
Present participle hlēotende
Past participle hlotenġehloten

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hleutan, from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną; akin to Old Saxon hliotan, Old High German hliozan, liozan, and Old Norse hljóta.

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