tungolwitga

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Old English

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Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈtun.ɡolˌwiːt.ɡɑ/,

Noun

tungolwītga m

  1. astrologer
    Synonym: tīdsċēawere
    • 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.

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