Old English · proper noun
Sigelhearwena land
Normalised Siġelhearwena land
- Part of speech
- proper noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsi.jel.xæ͜ɑr.we.nɑˌlɑnd/[ˈsi.jeɫ.hæ͜ɑrˠ.we.nɑˌlɑnd]
- Syllables
- ˈsi · jel · xæ͜ɑr · we · nɑ · ˌlɑnd (6 syllables)
- Modern English
- ethiopia
Meaning
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Ethiopia
Đes ylca apostol and godspellere becōm, þurh Godes sande, æfter Drihtnes upstiġe tō heofenum, tō Ethiopian, þæt is ðǣra Silhearwena rīce, and ġemette þǣr tweġen drȳmen, Zoroes and Arfaxað, dweliende þæt folc mid heora drȳcræfte.
After the Lord's ascension to heaven, this same apostle and evangelist arrived in Ethiopia, that is, the land of the sun-worshippers, through God's sending, where he met two sorcerers, Zoroes and Arfaxath, who were leading the people astray with their sorcery.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Siġelhearwena land |
| Accusative | Siġelhearwena land |
| Genitive | Siġelhearwena landes |
| Dative | Siġelhearwena lande |
All forms (3)
Etymology
Literally "land of the sun worshippers."
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