hlisa

Old English

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxliː.sɑ/, [ˈl̥iː.zɑ]

Noun

hlīsa m

  1. fame
  2. reputation
  3. praise, applause

Declension
Declension of hlisa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hlīsa hlīsan
accusative hlīsan hlīsan
genitive hlīsan hlīsena
dative hlīsan hlīsum

Derived terms
  • hlīsful (“famous”)
  • unhlīsa (“infamy”)
  • hlīgan (“give fame”)
  • behlīgan (“defame”)

See also

Xhosa

Etymology

From -hla +‎ -isa.

Verb

-hlisa?

  1. (transitive) to bring down

Inflection

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