Engla land
Old English
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Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the genitive of Engle (“Angles”) + land (“land”). Literally "land of the Angles."
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editUsage notes
edit- The word for England varies by dialect. Early West Saxon has only Angelcynn and Angelcynnes land. The Mercian translator of Bede's Ecclesiastical History (c. 900) almost exclusively uses Angelcynn and Angelþēod, but twice mentions Engla land in one sentence, where the context suggests it should be translated as "English territory." By contrast, in Late West Saxon Engla land is clearly the predominant word for England, though Angelcynn is still used occasionally. By the Middle English period, there is no trace of Angelcynn.
Declension
editDeclension of Engla land (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | Engla land | — |
| accusative | Engla land | — |
| genitive | Engla landes | — |
| dative | Engla lande | — |
Descendants
edit- Middle English: Engelond, Engeland, Englelond, England; Engle lond, Englene lond (Early Middle English); Ingelond, Inglond, Ingland (Late Middle English)