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hleów

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§363;
A shelter, protection, covering, refuge; often applied to persons
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  • Dægscealdes hleó the sun's [cf. Icel. himin-targa = the sun] covering, i.e.

    the pillar of cloud,

      Cd. 146; Th. 182, 22; Exod. 79.

  • God hleó þarfendra

    deus, refugium pauperum,

      Rtl. 40, 25.

  • Constantínus æðelinga hleó,

      Elen. Kmbl. 198; El. 99.

  • Beorna hleó éce ælmihtig,

      Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 28; Jul. 272.

  • Duguþa hleó [

    Guthlac

    ], 48 a; Th. 165, 26; Gú. 1034.

  • Wes earmra hleó

    be a refuge for the poor,

      Cd. 203; Th. 252, 32; Dan. 587.

  • Eorla hleó [Beowulf], Beo. Th. 1586; B. 791:

    Hrothgar,

      2074; B. 1035: 3736; B. 1866: Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 30: Deór. 41.

  • Tó ðam bisceope reordode: Ðú eorla hleó,

      Elen. Kmbl. 2145; El. 1074.

  • Freónda hleó [

    Guthlac

    ], Exon. 47 b; Th. 162, 33; Gú. 985.

  • Sóþne god gǽsta hleó, 66 b; Th. 245,

      23; Jul. 49.

  • Hæleþa hleó [

    Byrhtnoth

    ], Byrht. Th. 133, 62; By. 74.

  • Heriga helm wígena hleó [

    Constantine

    ], Elen. Kmbl. 300; El. 150.

  • Wígendra hleó [

    Hrothgar], Beo. Th. 863; B. 429: [Sigemund], 1803; B. 899: [Beowulf], 3949; B. 1972: Andr. Kmbl. 1011; An. 506: [Andrew ],

      1792; An. 898.

  • Ðú eart weoroda god wígendra hleó,

      Exon. 13 b; Th. 25, 31; Cri. 409,
    Wíggendra hleó Eádmund cyning, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 18; Edm. 12.

  • Ðonne hí tó his húse hleówes wilniaþ

    when they desire shelter at his house,

      Ps. Th. 108, 10.

  • Under hleó

    under shelter,

      Cd. 209; Th. 259, 13; Dan. 691: Exon. 16 b, Th. 38, 13; Cri. 606: 61 a; Th. 224, 11; Ph. 374: Andr. Kmbl. 1664; An. 834: Elen. Kmbl. 1011; El. 507.

  • Ðe hé of hleó sende

    whom he sent from the shelter [of heaven ],

      Cd. 5; Th. 7, 7; Gen. 102.

  • Eallum tó hleó

    as a refuge for all,

      Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 29; Cri. 1197: Andr. Kmbl. 221; An. 111: 1133; An. 567.

  • Uton gán on ðisne weald innan on ðisses holtes hleó

    let us go into this wood, into the shelter of this grove,

      Cd. 39; Th. 52, 7; Gen. 840: Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 26; Ph. 429.

  • Hé him beád his recedes hleów

    he offered them the shelter of his house,

      Cd. 112; Th. 147, 18; Gen. 2441.

  • Ðæt hé ðonne stán nime wið hungres hleó hláfes ne gýme

    that he should take a stone then as a protection against hunger, and care not for the bread,

      Elen. Kmbl. 1228; El. 616.
Etymology
[O. Sax. hleo in waldes hleo: O. Frs. hlí: Icel. hlé; n. lee (a sea-term.) Cf. also Icel. hlý warmth; hlýr warm; hlýja to shelter: Goth. hlija a tent.]
Derived forms
DER. hús-, turf-hleów.
Linked entries
v.  ge-hlywan hleó hleówan hleonaþ hlíwe.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hleów.” 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/19238.

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