Old English Dictionary Entry

Hlysnan

Related words: hlosnian. hlysnan

Definitions

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1 hlysnan

to listen, to listen with astonishment :-- Geheras l lysnas audite, Mt. L. 13, 18. Hlysnende adtonitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 34. Hlysnende, āfyrhte attoniti, 101, 19. Hlysnendum, tō hircniendum ad-tonitis, 4, 45. Hlysnendi arectas, 101, 4.

Similar Words

-hád
-háda
-hafen-ness
-hafness
-hafol

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛚᚣᛋᚾᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

L.: Latin

Works & Authors

Mt.: Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies

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