sortiarius

== Latin == === Alternative forms === sorcerus (Reichenau Glossary) === Etymology === From sort- (“fate, fortune”) +‎ -ārius (occupational suffix), hence with an etymological sense of 'fortune-teller'. Attested in the writings of Hincmar. === Noun === sortiārius m (genitive sortiāriī or sortiārī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin) sorcerer ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Related terms ==== sortilegus ==== Descendants ==== Old French: sorcier, sorchier (northern)French: sorcierNorman: chorchi→ Middle English: sorcerere, sorcerour, sorserer, sorcererEnglish: sorcerer === References ===