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	—	—