wiglung
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwij.lunɡ/, [ˈwij.luŋɡ]
Noun
wiġlung f
- 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 |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- wiġlian (“to divine, predict”)
- wiġlere (“sorcerer, augur”)
- steorwiġle (“astrology”)
- steorwiġlere (“astrologer”)
Descendants
- Middle English: wigelunge, wiȝelunge, wigeling
- English: wiling