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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

  1. a sorceress; one who has a spirit of divination

Declension

Declension of hellrun
SingularPlural
Nominative hellrūnhellrūnahellrūne
Accusative hellrūnehellrūnahellrūne
Genitive hellrūnehellrūna
Dative hellrūnehellrūnum

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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