Old English · noun
anhaga
Normalised ānhaga
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈɑːnˌxɑ.ɡɑ/[ˈɑːnˌhɑ.ɣɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈɑːn · ˌxɑ · ɡɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- lonercompanionsone-speartiedlonerecluse
Meaning
-
a recluse, a loner, a lone warrior not tied to a lord (meaning "one-spear" alone without battle companions)
Metudes miltse þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ [...]
Oft the lonely one prays for favour for himself, God's mercy; although he, sorrowful …
Oft him ānhaga āre gebīdeð
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From ān- (“lone”) + haga (“spearman”)
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