Old English · proper noun
Peohta land
- Part of speech
- proper noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈpe͜ox.tɑˌlɑnd/
- Syllables
- ˈpe͜ox · tɑ · ˌlɑnd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- pictland
Meaning
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Pictland
Þær betweoh monige Ongelþeode, þa ðe oðþe mid sweorde ofslægene wæron oððe þeodome betæhte, oðþe of Peohta londe onweg flugon...
Then among many of the Angles, who were either slain by the sword, or forced into slavery, or fled away from the land of the Picts...
9th or 10th century, Beda Venerabilis (Old English translator unknown), The Old English Version of Bede's Ecclesiastical
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Peohta land |
| Accusative | Peohta land |
| Genitive | Peohta landes |
| Dative | Peohta lande |
All forms (3)
Etymology
Literally "Land of the Picts."
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