Old English · noun
wuldortan
Normalised wuldortān
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwul.dorˌtɑːn/[ˈwuɫ.dorˌtɑːn]
- Syllables
- ˈwul · dor · ˌtɑːn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- thunderbolt
Meaning
-
twig of glory, thunderbolt
10th century, Nine Herbs Charm
then Woden took nine twigs of glory
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wuldortān | wuldortānas |
| Accusative | wuldortān | wuldortānas |
| Genitive | wuldortānes | wuldortāna |
| Dative | wuldortāne | wuldortānum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From wuldor (“glory”) + tān (“toe, twig”)
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