wiglere

Old English

Alternative forms

• wīġlere, weohlere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwij.le.re/

Noun

wiġlere m

1. diviner, augur, sorcerer, soothsayer

   Nū cwyð sum wīġlere, ðæt wiccan oft secgaþ swā swā hit āgǣð mid ðām ðincge

   Now a certain sorcerer speaks, that witches often say so as it happens with that matter

   Drȳmen, and wiccan and ōðre wīġeleras bēoð tō helle bescofene for heora scīncræftum

   Druids and witches and other sorcerers are cast off to hell for their deceptive magic

   On gelīcnysse wīġleres and rǣdendes

   In the likeness of a sorcerer and diviner

Declension

Declension of wiġlere (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wiġlere	wiġleras
accusative	wiġlere	wiġleras
genitive	wiġleres	wiġlera
dative	wiġlere	wiġlerum

Synonyms

• hwata
• *wīġla

Related terms

• wiġlian (“to divine, predict”)
• wiġle (“divination, augury”)
• wiġlung (“divination, augury”)
• steorwiġle (“astrology”)
• steorwiġlere (“astrologer”)

Descendants

• Middle English: wiʒelere, wiheleare, wiliere, wikelere, wielare