hlytta

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hluttjō, from Proto-Germanic *hlutjô.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxlyt.tɑ/, [ˈl̥yt.tɑ]

Noun

hlytta m

  1. agent noun of hlēotan
    1. lot-caster; diviner
      • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
        Fiaminius sē consul forsēah þā sæġene þe þā hlyttan him sædon...
        The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...
    2. sharer, participator

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative hlytta hlyttan
accusative hlyttan hlyttan
genitive hlyttan hlyttena
dative hlyttan hlyttum

Derived terms

  • efnhlytta (“consort, companion”) (formed from sense 1.2)
  • tānhlyta (“one who divines by the casting of twigs”) (formed from sense 1.1)
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