hleotan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to cast lots
to receive by appointment; be appointed to an office
to obtain (by lot), get a share, be allotted
to share in something, participate

Etymology

Inherited from *hleutan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hleutaną

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*hleutaną Proto-Germanic
ljota Norwegian Nynorsk
lyta Norwegian Nynorsk
hljóta Old Norse
hljóta Icelandic
*hleutan gmw-pro
*leütädäk Proto-Finnic
hliotan Old Saxon
liuta Old Swedish
*lewδä- fiu-pro