Old English · noun
westdæl
Normalised westdǣl
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwestˌdæːl/
- Syllables
- ˈwest · ˌdæːl (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- regionwesternwest
Meaning
-
the west, a western part or region
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 west (“west”) + dǣl (“part”)
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