Old English · noun
landgemirce
Normalised landġemirċe
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlɑnd.jeˌmir.t͡ʃe/[ˈlɑnd.jeˌmirˠ.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈlɑnd · je · ˌmir · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- mulchlimitboundary
Meaning
-
boundary, limit
Se westsūþende Europe landġemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðǣm gārseċġe, and mǣst æt þǣm iġlande, þætte Gaðes hātte, þǣr scīet sē Wendelsǣ up of þǣm gārseċġe; þǣr ēac Ercoles sȳla standað.
The southwestern limit of Europe is in Hispania at the western ocean, and the westernmost part is at the island known as Gades, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean and where the Pillars of Hercules stand.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | landġemirċe | landġemirċu |
| Accusative | landġemirċe | landġemirċu |
| Genitive | landġemirċes | landġemirċa |
| Dative | landġemirċe | landġemirċum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From land (“land”) + ġemirċe (“limit, boundary”)
Descendants
mulch
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