Old English · noun
hellruna
Normalised hellrūna
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈxellˌruː.nɑ/[ˈheɫˌruː.nɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈxell · ˌruː · nɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- mysteriesnecromancersorcerer
Meaning
-
one skilled in the mysteries of hell; a sorcerer; necromancer
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haljōrūnô, equivalent to hell (“underworld; hell”) + rūna (“consulter; counsellor”). Cognate with Old High German hellirūna (“necromancy”).
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