guþfugol
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gūþfugol m
- a bird of war
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24[1]:
- …Hwīlum iċ onhyrġe þone haswan earn, gūðfugles hlēoþor; hwīlum glidan reorde mūþe ġemǣne, hwīlum mǣwes song, þǣr iċ glado sitte.
- …Sometimes I imitate the grey eagle, a speech of war-bird; sometimes a kite's voice with common mouth, sometimes a gull's song when I sit gladful.
- an eagle
Declension
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| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gūþfugol | gūþfuglas |
| accusative | gūþfugol | gūþfuglas |
| genitive | gūþfugles | gūþfugla |
| dative | gūþfugle | gūþfuglum |