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Old English · noun

eastdæl

Normalised ēastdǣl

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑːstˌdæːl/
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑːst · ˌdæːl (2 syllables)
Modern English
easternpart

Meaning

  1. the eastern part of a country or place

  2. the East

    Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethleem, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.

    Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.

    Analecta Angla Saxonica

Declension

Declension of eastdæl
SingularPlural
Nominative ēastdǣlēastdǣlas
Accusative ēastdǣlēastdǣlas
Genitive ēastdǣlesēastdǣla
Dative ēastdǣleēastdǣlum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From ēast (“east”) + dǣl (“part, portion”)

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