eldertongue

Old English · adjective

hlutor

Normalised hlūtor

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxluː.tor/
[ˈl̥uː.tor]
Syllables
ˈxluː · tor (2 syllables)
Modern English
clearimpuritiesunderstoodcloudypuresincereillustriousmixture

Meaning

  1. clear, pure, bright, sincere

    Se Hælend ða het þa ðenig-men afyllan six stænene fatu mid hluttrum wætere, and he mid his bletsunge þæt wæter to æðelum wine awende.

    Jesus then bade the serving men fill six stone vessels with pure water, and he with his blessing turned the water to noble wine.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
  2. free from mixture or impurities

  3. clear, not cloudy

  4. clear, understood, free from obscurity

  5. splendid, glorious, illustrious; clear from evil, guilt or deceit

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlūtr.

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