tanhlyta

Old English

Etymology

tān (“twig, branch”) +‎ hlyta (“lot-caster”)

Noun

tānhlyta m

1. diviner; one who divines by casting lots, specifically twigs

   Synonym: tānhlytere

Usage notes

• Only attested as a gloss for Latin sortilegus.
• The casting of "twigs" for divination is also attested in the Norse poem Hymiskviða, stanza 1. See Old Norse teinn for quotation.

Declension

Declension of tanhlyta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tānhlyta	tānhlytan
accusative	tānhlytan	tānhlytan
genitive	tānhlytan	tānhlytena
dative	tānhlytan	tānhlytum