tanhlyta

Old English

Etymology

tān (“twig, branch”) +‎ hlyta (“lot-caster”)

Noun

tānhlyta m

  1. diviner; one who divines by casting lots, specifically twigs
    Synonym: tānhlytere

Usage notes

  • Only attested as a gloss for Latin sortilegus.
  • The casting of "twigs" for divination is also attested in the Norse poem Hymiskviða, stanza 1. See Old Norse teinn for quotation.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative tānhlyta tānhlytan
accusative tānhlytan tānhlytan
genitive tānhlytan tānhlytena
dative tānhlytan tānhlytum
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