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Old English · proper noun

Engla land

Part of speech
proper noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈen.ɡlɑ ˌlɑnd/
[ˈeŋ.ɡlɑ ˌlɑnd]
Syllables
ˈen · ɡlɑ · ˌlɑnd (3 syllables)
Modern English
englandmedieval

Meaning

  1. England (a medieval kingdom in Northern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Engla land
Singular
Nominative Engla land
Accusative Engla land
Genitive Engla landes
Dative Engla lande

All forms (3)

Etymology

From the genitive of Engle (“Angles”) + land (“land”). Literally "land of the Angles."

Descendants

england

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