wiglung

Old English

Alternative forms

• wiġelung, wiġelunga

Etymology

From wiglian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwij.lunɡ/, [ˈwij.luŋɡ]

Noun

wiġlung f

1. divination, sorcery, augury

   Ne gȳman gē galdra ne īdelra hwata, ne wiġelunga ne wiccecræfta

   Heed not ye of spells, nor of idle divinations, nor of sorceries nor of witchcrafts

   Gē cēpaþ dagas and mōnðas mid ȳdelum wiġlungum

   Ye observe days and months with idle sorceries

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiġlung	wiġlunga, wiġlunge
accusative	wiġlunge	wiġlunga, wiġlunge
genitive	wiġlunge	wiġlunga
dative	wiġlunge	wiġlungum

Synonyms

• wiġle
• hālsung
• hwatu

Related terms

• wiġlian (“to divine, predict”)
• wiġlere (“sorcerer, augur”)
• steorwiġle (“astrology”)
• steorwiġlere (“astrologer”)

Descendants

• Middle English: wigelunge, wiȝelunge, wigeling
  • English: wiling