heolstor

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulistrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

heolstor n

  1. darkness, veil, covering
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      siþþan ġeāra iū · goldwine mīn(n)e
      hrusan heolstre biwrāh, · ond iċ hēan þonan
      wōd winterċeariġ · ofer waþema ġebind,
      since once, long ago, covered my goldfriend(s)
      with darkness of earth, and poor I thereupon
      traveled sad as winter over binding of waves,
  2. place of concealment

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative heolstor heolstor
accusative heolstor heolstor
genitive heolstres heolstra
dative heolstre heolstrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: hulster

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