Hreósan
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - hreósan
According to the Old English Dictionary:
- hreósan
- Add: I. to fall from an upright position, fall to the ground:--Hrýst cespitat, Hpt. 31, 17, 478. Hreás occubuit (machera percussus occubuit, Ald. 49, 14), An. Ox. 3582. Reósende nutabunda (arbor), 1575: 2234. II. to fall from a seate of material or spiritual well-being:--Hreósþ corruit (impius in impietate sua, Proalleuat Dominus omnes qui corruunt, Ps. L., Srt., Rdr. 144, 14. On hrorenum folke in populo graui, Ps. L. 34, 18. III. to fall from a higher to a lower level:--Hié under grund hruron, An. 1602. On þæt éce fýr gé hreósan sceal, Cri. 1524. Hreósende cassabundus (cf.(?) in tetrumtartarum cassabundus, Ald. 10, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 19. IV. to fall into a state or condition, fall into a person's hands:--Hrure incidisti (in manum proximi tui, Prov. 6, 3), Kent. Gl. 124. V. to move or act with violence, fall upon, attack:--Þá áwyrgedan gástas betwux þá grimlican léga in hruron and feóllon maligni inter favillantium voraginum atras cavernas discurrentes, Guth. Gr. 132, 3. [Reoseð (falleþ, 2nd MS.), Laym. 15887. Reosen (falle, 2nd MS.), 24016: 26719. Ras (2nd MS. rees); p. 15518.] hreosan