wuldortan
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From wuldor (“glory”) + tān (“toe, twig”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wuldortān m
- (hapax, poetic) twig of glory, thunderbolt
- 10th century, Nine Herbs Charm:
- ðā genam wōden VIIII wuldortānas
- then Woden took nine twigs of glory
- 10th century, Nine Herbs Charm:
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | wuldortān | wuldortānas |
accusative | wuldortān | wuldortānas |
genitive | wuldortānes | wuldortāna |
dative | wuldortāne | wuldortānum |