guþfugol

Old English

Alternative forms

• gūðfugol — edh spelling
• gūþfugel

Etymology

From gūþ +‎ fugol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuːθˌfu.ɡol/, [ˈɡuːθˌfu.ɣol]

Noun

gūþfugol m

1. a bird of war
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24‎^[1]:

     …Hwīlum iċ onhyrġe þone haswan earn, gūðfugles hlēoþor; hwīlum glidan reorde mūþe ġemǣne, hwīlum mǣwes song, þǣr iċ glado sitte.

     …Sometimes I imitate the grey eagle, a speech of war-bird; sometimes a kite's voice with common mouth, sometimes a gull's song when I sit gladful.

2. an eagle

Declension

Declension of guþfugol (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gūþfugol	gūþfuglas
accusative	gūþfugol	gūþfuglas
genitive	gūþfugles	gūþfugla
dative	gūþfugle	gūþfuglum

Related terms

• earn