hleotan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxle͜oː.tɑn/, [ˈl̥e͜oː.tɑn]

Verb

hlēotan

  1. to cast lots
  2. to receive by appointment; be appointed to an office
  3. to obtain (by lot), get a share, be allotted
  4. to share in something, participate

Conjugation
Conjugation of hlēotan (strong class 2)
infinitive hlēotan hlēotenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular hlēote hlēat
2nd-person singular hlīetst hlute
3rd-person singular hlīett, hlīet hlēat
plural hlēotaþ hluton
subjunctive present past
singular hlēote hlute
plural hlēoten hluten
imperative
singular hlēot
plural hlēotaþ
participle present past
hlēotende (ġe)hloten
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