Englisc
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Englisċ n
- the English language; Old English
- Spricst þū Englisċ?
- Do you speak English? (Speakest thou English?)
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript D
- Hēr sind on þissum īeġlande fīf ġeþēodu: Englisċ, Bretwīelisċ, Sċyttisċ, Pihtisċ, and Bōclǣden.
- Here on this island, there are five languages: English, British, Scottish, Pictish, and Latin.
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Englisċ | — |
| accusative | Englisċ | — |
| genitive | Englisċes | — |
| dative | Englisċe | — |
Adjective
[edit]Englisċ
- English
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- ⁊ hē onfeng, ⁊ sē cyning him sealde fēower mæssepreostas, þā sċeoldon his þēode fulwian ⁊ lǣran, ðā wǣron ġe on ġelǣrednesse ġe on heora līfe micle ⁊ goode; ond hē mid micle ġefēan swā wæs eft hām hweorfende. Wǣron þa mæssepreostas þus hātne, Ċedd ⁊ Adda ⁊ Bete ⁊ Deoma. Sē nȳhsta wæs Sċyttisces cynnes; þā ōðre wǣron Englisċe.
- And he received, and the king released to him, four priests, who were great and good in both knowledge and their lives, who would baptize and teach his people; and so he returned home again with great joy. The priests were named thusly: Ċedd, Adda, Bete, and Deoma. The latter was of the Scottish people; the others were English.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- (substantive) an Englishman or an Angle
Declension
[edit]Declension of Englisċ — Strong
Declension of Englisċ — Weak
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: Englisch, englis, Englysshe, Englyssh, Englysch, Englysche, Englissh, English, Inglisch, Engliss, Anglisch, Ænglisce, Ennꟑlissh (Ormulum)