tanhlyta

== Old English == === Etymology === tān (“twig, branch”) +‎ hlyta (“lot-caster”) === Noun === tānhlyta m diviner; one who divines by casting lots, specifically twigs Synonym: tānhlytere ==== Usage notes ==== Only attested as a gloss for Latin sortilegus. The casting of "twigs" for divination is also attested in the Norse poem Hymiskviða, stanza 1. See Old Norse teinn for quotation. ==== Declension ==== Weak: