hlytta

Old English

Alternative forms

• hlyta, hlytere

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hluttjō, from Proto-Germanic *hlutjô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxlyt.tɑ/, [ˈl̥yt.tɑ]

Noun

hlytta m

1. agent noun of hlēotan
   1. lot-caster; diviner
   2. sharer, participator

Declension

Declension of hlytta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hlytta	hlyttan
accusative	hlyttan	hlyttan
genitive	hlyttan	hlyttena
dative	hlyttan	hlyttum

Derived terms

• efnhlytta (“consort, companion”) (formed from sense 1.2)
• tānhlyta (“one who divines by the casting of twigs”) (formed from sense 1.1)