Old English · noun

fenland

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈfenˌlɑnd/
Syllables: ˈfen · ˌlɑnd (2 syllables)
Modern English: fenland marshy

Meaning

fenland, marshy land

Declension

Declension of fenland
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fenland	fenland
Accusative	fenland	fenland
Genitive	fenlandes	fenlanda
Dative	fenlande	fenlandum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faniland, *fannjaland, equivalent to fen (“marsh”) + land (“land”). Cognate with Old Frisian fenland, fenlond, feneland, fenelond, fenneland, fennelond (“pastureland”).

Descendants

fenland

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