halettan

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailattjan, *hailittjan, *hailuttjan, from Proto-Germanic *hailatjaną, *hailitjaną, *hailutjaną (verbal suffix). From hāl +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑː.let.tɑn/,

Verb

hālettan

  1. 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

  • Objects or pronouns were often used with the preposition on.
  • This was never used as a greeting or invocation like modern English hail, for this wes hāl (wassail), bēo hāl or bēo gesund were used, and ēalā was also used for invocations.

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