stælhran
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First element unclear, but the second part of the compound is hrān (“reindeer”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stælhrān m
- decoy reindeer (used to catch wild reindeer)
- c. 900, The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan:
- Þā dēor hīe hātaþ hrānas. Þāra wǣron six stӕlhrānas; þā bēoþ swīðe dīere mid Finnum, for þon hīe fōþ þā wildan hrānas mid.
- They call these animals reindeer. Six of them were decoy reindeer; they are very valuable to the Finns, because they use them to capture wild reindeer.
- c. 900, The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan:
Declension
[edit]Declension of stælhrān (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | stælhrān | stælhrānas |
accusative | stælhrān | stælhrānas |
genitive | stælhrānes | stælhrāna |
dative | stælhrāne | stælhrānum |