wuldortan

Old English

Etymology

From wuldor (“glory”) +‎ tān (“toe, twig”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwul.dorˌtɑːn/, [ˈwuɫ.dorˌtɑːn]

Noun

wuldortān m

  1. (hapax legomenon, poetic) twig of glory, thunderbolt
    • 10th century, Nine Herbs Charm:
      ðā genam wōden VIIII wuldortānas
      then Woden took nine twigs of glory

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wuldortān wuldortānas
accusative wuldortān wuldortānas
genitive wuldortānes wuldortāna
dative wuldortāne wuldortānum
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