wiglere

Old English

Alternative forms

• wīglere, weohlere

Etymology

From wigle +‎ -ere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiɡ.le.re/, [ˈwiɣ.le.re]

Noun

wiglere m

1. diviner, augur, sorcerer, soothsayer

   Nū cwyð sum wīġlere, ðæt wiccan oft secgaþ swā swā hit āgǣð mid ðām ðincge

   Now a certain sorcerer speaks, that witches often say so as it happens with that matter

   Drȳmen, and wiccan and ōðre wīġeleras bēoð tō helle bescofene for heora scīncræftum

   Druids and witches and other sorcerers are cast off to hell for their deceptive magic

   On gelīcnysse wīġleres and rǣdendes

   In the likeness of a sorcerer and diviner

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiglere	wigleras
accusative	wiglere	wigleras
genitive	wigleres	wiglera
dative	wiglere	wiglerum

Synonyms

• hwata
• *wīgla

Related terms

• wiglian (“to divine, predict”)
• wigle (“divination, augury”)
• wiglung (“divination, augury”)
• steorwigle (“astrology”)
• steorwiglere (“astrologer”)

Descendants

• Middle English: wiʒelere, wiheleare, wiliere, wikelere, wielare