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hlutor

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hlūtr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxluː.tor/, [ˈl̥uː.tor]

Adjective

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hlūtor

  1. clear, pure, bright, sincere
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
      Se Hælend ða het þa ðenig-men afyllan six stænene fatu mid hluttrum wætere, and he mid his bletsunge þæt wæter to æðelum wine awende.
      Jesus then bade the serving men fill six stone vessels with pure water, and he with his blessing turned the water to noble wine.
  2. (of a liquid) free from mixture or impurities
  3. (of air or weather) clear, not cloudy
  4. (of mentality or intellect) clear, understood, free from obscurity
  5. (of people) splendid, glorious, illustrious; clear from evil, guilt or deceit

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • hluttrian (to become or make clear, purify)

Descendants

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  • Middle English: lutter

References

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