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

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