heofontungol
Old English
Etymology
From heofon (“heaven”) + tungol (“star, planet”). Cognate with Old Saxon himiltungal, Old High German himilzungal, Icelandic himintungl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxe͜o.fon.tun.ɡol/, [ˈhe͜o.von.tuŋ.ɡol]
Noun
heofontungol n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | heofontungol | heofontunglu |
| accusative | heofontungol | heofontunglu |
| genitive | heofontungles | heofontungla |
| dative | heofontungle | heofontunglum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “heofon-tungol”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.