hleotan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hleutan, from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną, akin to Old Saxon hliotan; Old High German hliozan, liozan; and Old Norse hljóta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxle͜oː.tɑn/, [ˈl̥e͜oː.tɑn]

Verb

hlēotan

  1. to cast lots
  2. to receive by appointment; be appointed to an office
  3. to obtain (by lot), get a share, be allotted
  4. to share in something, participate

Conjugation
Conjugation of hlēotan (strong class 2)
infinitive hlēotan hlēotenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hlēote hlēat
second person singular hlīetst hlute
third person singular hlīett, hlīet hlēat
plural hlēotaþ hluton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hlēote hlute
plural hlēoten hluten
imperative
singular hlēot
plural hlēotaþ
participle present past
hlēotende (ġe)hloten
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