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Old English · proper noun

Ætla

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈæt.lɑ/
Syllables
ˈæt · lɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
attilahun

Meaning

  1. Attila the Hun

    Wulfhere sōhte iċ ond Wyrmhere; ful oft þǣr wīġ ne alæġ,'þonne Hræda here heardum sweordum,'ymb Wistlawudu wergan sċeoldon'ealdne ēþelstōl Ætlan' lēodum.

    "Widsith"

Declension

Declension of Ætla
Singular
Nominative Ætla
Accusative Ætlan
Genitive Ætlan
Dative Ætlan

All forms (2)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Attilō (compare German Etzel). Further origin uncertain; see English Attila for more.

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