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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

  1. one skilled in the mysteries of hell; a sorcerer; necromancer

Declension

Declension of hellruna
SingularPlural
Nominative hellrūnahellrūnan
Accusative hellrūnanhellrūnan
Genitive hellrūnanhellrūnena
Dative hellrūnanhellrūnum

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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