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Hleówe

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1 hleówe

adj. Warm, sheltered :-- Gefere ðæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan and wearmne gereste him swíðe wel hleówe ðǽr and wearme gléda bere man gelóme inn carry the man into a room very fast shut and warm, let him rest himself there quite warm and snug, and let warm coals be often carried in, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 280, 12. [Cf. Icel. hlúa að emum to make one warm and snug; hlýr, hlær, warm, mild: Wick. lew lukewarm] DER. ge-, un-hleówe. hleowe
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