eldertongue

Old English · noun

hlytta

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
Modern English
hlotanparticipatorsharerlot-castercasterhlēotanagent

Meaning

  1. agent noun of hlēotan; lot-caster; diviner

    Fiaminius sē consul forsēah þā sæġene þe þā hlyttan him sædon...

    The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

  2. agent noun of hlēotan; sharer, participator

Declension

Declension of hlytta
SingularPlural
Nominative hlyttahlyttan
Accusative hlyttanhlyttan
Genitive hlyttanhlyttena
Dative hlyttanhlyttum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hluttjō, from Proto-Germanic *hlutjô.

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