tungolwitga
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compound of tungol (“star”) + wītga (“prophet”). Displaced by English astrologer. Compare Old Polish gwiazdomówca or Ancient Greek ἀστρολόγος (astrológos), which are formed using similar lexemes.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tungolwītga m
- astrologer
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 2
- Þā tungolwītgan of ēastdǣle cōmon tō þon þæt hīe Crist weorðoden.
- Then astrologers from the east came to worship Christ.
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 2
Declension edit
Declension of tungolwitga (weak)