helliruna
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Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hella, hellia (“hell, afterlife”) + rūna (“secret, mystery”). Occurs as a gloss to Latin necromantia. Related to Old English helrūna (“necromancer, one adept in the mysteries of hell”), hellrūn (“sorceress”), and possibly a Gothic *𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐍉𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (*haljōrūna, “witch”), mentioned and Latinized by Jordanes in his Getica as haliurunnas (“witches”, accusative plural).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hellirūna f
Declension[edit]
Declension of hellirūna (ō-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hellirūna | hellirūnā |
| accusative | hellirūna | hellirūnā |
| genitive | hellirūna | hellirūnōno |
| dative | hellirūnu | hellirūnōm |
References[edit]
- Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, 6th ed. (2014)