hæli

asylum

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n. shelter, refuge; leita s ér hælis, to seek for shelter.

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n. a shelter, refuge; leita sér hælis, eiga hæli, Fms. i. 210, vi. 74, xi. 367, Eg. 139, Barl. 118, Rd. 258. hælis-lauss, adj. homeless, helpless.