Old English · noun
norþdæl
Normalised norþdǣl
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈnorθˌdæːl/[ˈnorˠðˌdæːl]
- Syllables
- ˈnorθ · ˌdæːl (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- northernnorth
Meaning
-
the north, a northern part
Breoton ist gārseċġes ēalond, ðæt wæs iū Albion hāten: is ġeseted betwyh norðdǣle and westdǣle, Ġermanie ⁊ Gallie ⁊ Hispanie þām mǣstum dǣlum Europe myċċle fæce onġeġn.
Britain is an island of the sea, which was formerly called Albion: is is situated between the north and west, opposite of and far from Germania and Gaul and Hispania, the largest divisions of Europe.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From norþ (“north”) + dǣl (“part”)
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