Eastengle

Old English

Etymology

ēast +‎ Engle

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːstˌen.ɡle/, [ˈæ͜ɑːstˌeŋ.ɡle]

Proper noun

Ēastengle m pl

  1. the East Angles
  2. East Anglia
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 838
      Herebeorht wæs ofslæġen fram hǣðnum mannum and maniġe mid him on Miersċwarum and þȳ ilcan ġēare eft on Lindesiġe and on Ēastenglum and on Cantwarum wurdon maniġe menn ofslæġene fram þām herġe.
      Herebryht and many others were killed by pagans in Mercia, and the same year many more people in Lindsey and East Anglia and Kent were killed by the pagan army.

Declension
Declension of Eastengle (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative — Ēastengle
accusative — Ēastengle
genitive — Ēastengla
dative — Ēastenglum
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