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Old English · adjective

Indisc

Normalised Indisċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈin.diʃ/
Syllables
ˈin · diʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
indian

Meaning

  1. Indian

    Asia onġen ðǣm middeldǣle on þǣm ēastende, þǣr liġeð ūt on þone gārseċġ þǣre īe þe mon hātað Gandis. Þone gārseċġ mon hǣt Indisċ.

    Asia begins in the Middle East, where the river known as the Ganges leads to the ocean. That ocean is called the Indian Ocean.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
  2. an Indian

    Þā hæfde sē cyning Xerxes ġecweden ġefeoht onġēan ðā Indisċan...

    At that time, Xerxes had declared war against the Indians...

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Indēas + -isċ or adapted from Latin indicus.

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