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Old English · adjective

Lundenisc

Normalised Lundenisċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈlun.de.niʃ/
Syllables
ˈlun · de · niʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
londonishlondonerlondon

Meaning

  1. London; of or from London

    þām Lundenescan folce

    for the people of London

  2. a Londoner

    Sume naman ġeswutoliaþ þæs mannes ēðel: rōmānus ("Rōmānisċ"), londiniēnsis ("Lundenisċ"), wiltuniēnsis ("Wiltūnisċ"). Some nouns tell you a person's hometown: rōmānus (“Roman”), londiniēnsis (“Londoner”), wiltuniēnsis (“Wiltonian”).

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

Lunden + -isċ

Descendants

londonish

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