Old English · noun
hwælhunta
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈxwælˌxun.tɑ/[ˈʍælˌhun.tɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈxwæl · ˌxun · tɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- whaler
Meaning
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whaler
Þā fōr hē norðrihte bē þǣm lande: lēt him ealne weġ þæt wēste land on þæt steorbord, and þā wīd sǣ on bæcbord, þrȳ dagas. Þā wæs hē swā feor norð swā þā hwælhuntan fyrrest farað.
Then he traveled due north along the land, the whole way keeping the wasteland to his starboard and the wide sea to his port, for three days. Then he was as far north as the whalers' farthest travels.
Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hwælhunta | hwælhuntan |
| Accusative | hwælhuntan | hwælhuntan |
| Genitive | hwælhuntan | hwælhuntena |
| Dative | hwælhuntan | hwælhuntum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From hwæl (“whale”) + hunta (“hunter”).
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