tungolwitga
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈtun.ɡolˌwiːt.ɡɑ/, [ˈtuŋ.ɡolˌwiːt.ɣɑ]
Noun
tungolwītga m
- astrologer
- Synonym: tīdsċēawere
- the Three Wise Men
- 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.
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 2
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tungolwītga | tungolwītgan |
| accusative | tungolwītgan | tungolwītgan |
| genitive | tungolwītgan | tungolwītgena |
| dative | tungolwītgan | tungolwītgum |