Old English · proper noun
Ercol
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- Modern English
- hercules
Meaning
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Hercules
Se westsūþende Europe landġemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðǣm gārseċġe, and mǣst æt þǣm iġlande, þætte Gaðes hātte, þǣr scīet sē Wendelsǣ up of þǣm gārseċġe; þǣr ēac Ercoles syla standað.
The southwestern end of Europe is in Hispania at the western ocean, and the westernmost part is at the island known as Gades, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean and where the pillars of Hercules stand.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan (hercle), from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês),
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