stælhran
Old English
editEtymology
editFirst element unclear, but the second part of the compound is hrān (“reindeer”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstælhrān m
- decoy reindeer (used to catch wild reindeer)
- c. 900, The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan:
- Þā dēor hīe hātaþ hrānas. Þāra wǣron six stӕlhrānas; þā bēoþ swīðe dīere mid Finnum, for þon hīe fōþ þā wildan hrānas mid.
- They call these animals reindeer. Six of them were decoy reindeer; they are very valuable to the Finns, because they use them to capture wild reindeer.
- c. 900, The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan:
Declension
editDeclension of stælhrān (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | stælhrān | stælhrānas |
accusative | stælhrān | stælhrānas |
genitive | stælhrānes | stælhrāna |
dative | stælhrāne | stælhrānum |