Old English · proper noun

Engle

Part of speech: proper noun, masculine
Declension: strong i-stem
IPA: /ˈen.ɡle/
[ˈeŋ.ɡle]
Syllables: ˈen · ɡle (2 syllables)

Meaning

(plural)the English
(plural)England
(plural)the Angles

Declension

Declension of Engle
	Plural
Nominative	Engle
Accusative	Engle
Genitive	Engla
Dative	Englum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Angli. The name is possibly derived from angol (“fishhook”), from Proto-West Germanic *angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz, referring to either the Angles' habitat on the Jutland coast, shaped like a fishhook, or the Angles' probable occupation as fishermen.

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