ahieltan

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *uʀhaltijan; by surface analysis, ā- +‎ healt +‎ -an. Compare āhealtian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈxi͜yl.tɑn/, [ɑːˈhi͜yɫ.tɑn]

Verb

āhieltan

  1. (hapax legomenon, poetic) To cripple; to prevent from moving.[1]

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “a-hyltan”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le , Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.