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halettan
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Old English
Alternative forms
- hǣlettan
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hailattjan, *hailittjan, *hailuttjan, from Proto-Germanic *hailatjaną, *hailitjaną, *hailutjaną (verbal suffix). From hāl + -ettan.
Pronunciation
Verb
hālettan
- to hail, salute, greet
- Sum man hine hālette and grētte and hine be his naman nemde
- A certain man hailed and greeted him and called him by his name
- Iohannes hālette on hie mycelre stefne
- John saluted her with a great voice
Usage notes
Conjugation
Derived terms
- hālettung
- hālettend
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