tungolwitga

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of tungol (“star”) +‎ wītga (“prophet”). Displaced by English astrologer. Compare Old Polish gwiazdomówca or Ancient Greek ἀστρολόγος (astrológos), which are formed using similar lexemes.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtun.ɡolˌwiːt.ɡɑ/, [ˈtuŋ.ɡolˌwiːt.ɣɑ]

Noun[edit]

tungolwītga m

  1. astrologer
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 2
      Þā tungolwītgan of ēastdǣle cōmon tō þon þæt hīe Crist weorðoden.
      Then astrologers from the east came to worship Christ.

Declension[edit]

Declension of tungolwitga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative tungolwītga tungolwītgan
accusative tungolwītgan tungolwītgan
genitive tungolwītgan tungolwītgena
dative tungolwītgan tungolwītgum

Synonyms[edit]

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