eldertongue

Old English · noun

heofontungol

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxe͜o.fon.tun.ɡol/
[ˈhe͜o.von.tuŋ.ɡol]
Syllables
ˈxe͜o · fon · tun · ɡol (4 syllables)
Modern English
heavenly body

Meaning

  1. heavenly body

Declension

Declension of heofontungol
SingularPlural
Nominative heofontungolheofontunglu
Accusative heofontungolheofontunglu
Genitive heofontunglesheofontungla
Dative heofontungleheofontunglum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From heofon (“heaven”) + tungol (“star, planet”). Cognate with Old Saxon himiltungal, Old High German himilzungal, Icelandic himintungl.

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