Old English · noun
hellrun
Normalised hellrūn
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxellˌruːn/[ˈheɫˌruːn]
- Syllables
- ˈxell · ˌruːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sorceressdivinationhas
Meaning
-
a sorceress; one who has a spirit of divination
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Presumably from Proto-Germanic *haljōrūnō. A possible cognate of Gothic * (*haljōruna) (mentioned in a Latin text in the form of haliurunna (“witch”)); see the Latin entry for details. More at hellrūna.
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