uhtfugal

Old Saxon
FWOTD – 29 April 2020

Etymology

From ūhta (“morning”) +‎ fugal (“bird”), thus literally "bird of the morning".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːxtfuɣɑl/

Noun

ūhtfugal m

  1. rooster
    • 9th century, Genesis, lines 286-288:
      Nahida moragan an allara seliða gihwuuem. Uhtfugal sang fora daga huoam (=dagahruoma?)
      The morning drew near to every dwelling. The bird of the morning sang before (the break of dawn?)

Declension
Declension of ūhtfugal (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative ūhtfugal ūhtfuglos
accusative ūhtfugal ūhtfuglos
genitive ūhtfugles ūhtfuglō
dative ūhtfugle ūhtfuglum
instrumental — —


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