Old English · noun
setlgang
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsetlˌɡɑnɡ/[ˈsetlˌɡɑŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈsetl · ˌɡɑnɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- setting
Meaning
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setting
An. DCCLXXIII Hēr ōþēowde rēad Crīstes mǣl on heofonum æfter sunnan setlgange. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġefuhtan Myrċe ⁊ Cantware æt Ottanforda.
Year 773 In this year a red crucifix appeared in the heavens after the setting of the sun. And in that year, Mercia and Kent fought at Otford.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | setlgang | setlgangas |
| Accusative | setlgang | setlgangas |
| Genitive | setlganges | setlganga |
| Dative | setlgange | setlgangum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *seþlagang. Cognate with Old High German sedalgang. Equivalent to setl + gang.
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