Hyht-leás

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - hyht-leás

According to the Old English Dictionary:

hyht-leás
adj. Without hope [of that which is promised], joyless :-- Áhóf brýd Abrahames hihtleásne hleahtor Abraham's wife laughed incredulously [without hope that the promise of a son would be fulfilled], Cd. 109; Th. 144, 9; Gen. 2387.

Related words: hyht-ful. hyht-leas

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