sundorhalga

Old English

Etymology

Compound of sundor (apart, separate) +‎ hālga (holy man)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsun.dorˌxɑːl.ɡɑ/, [ˈsun.dorˌhɑːɫ.ɣɑ]

Noun

sundorhālga m

  1. Pharisee
  2. (hapax legomenon) scribe
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þā sunderhālgan and ðā bōceras, þe beciddon þæt Crīst mid þām synfullum mannum hine ġerēordode, wǣron mid twyfealdum ġedwylde befangene...
      The Pharisees and the scribes who complained that Christ took meals with sinful men were possessed with a twofold error...

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sundorhālga sundorhālgan
accusative sundorhālgan sundorhālgan
genitive sundorhālgan sundorhālgena
dative sundorhālgan sundorhālgum

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