Hlǽne

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - hlǽne

According to the Old English Dictionary:

hlǽne
adj. Lean, meagre; macer :-- Hlǽne macer, Ælfc. Gl. 89; Som. 74, 102; Wrt. Voc. 51, 15. Oxan fule and swíðe hlǽne boves fœdæ confectæque macie, Gen. 41, 3. Nú wé sind hlǽne anima nostra arida est, Num. 11, 6: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 25. [Laym. Piers P. Chauc. lene.] hlæne
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