wiglung

Old English

Alternative forms

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

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Descendants

  • Middle English: wigelunge, wiȝelunge, wigeling