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Old English
Etymology
tān (“twig, branch”) + hlyta (“lot-caster”)
Noun
tānhlyta m
- diviner; one who divines by casting lots, specifically twigs
- Synonym: tānhlytere
Usage notes
- Only attested as a gloss for Latin sortilegus.
- The casting of "twigs" for divination is also attested in the Norse poem Hymiskviða, stanza 1. See Old Norse teinn for quotation.
Declension
Declension of tānhlyta (weak)