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Old English · adjective

Iudeisc

Normalised Iūdēisċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈjuːˌdeː.iʃ/
Syllables
ˈjuː · ˌdeː · iʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
jewishjew

Meaning

  1. Jewish

    Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethleem, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.

    Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
  2. a Jew

    Ġē witon þæt ūs Iūdēisċum ne ġedafenaþ tō ġenēalǣċenne ēow hǣþenum mannum, ac mē ġeswutelode god þæt ūs nis tō cweþenne þæt ġē unclǣne synd.

    You guys know that it does not behoove us Jews to approach you heathen men, but God explained to me that it is not for us to say that you are unclean.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Latin iūdaeicus, or from Iūdēas + -isċ.

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