Læcedemonia

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Lacedaemon, from Ancient Greek Λακεδαίμων (Lakedaímōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæ.ke.de.mo.ni.ɑ/

Proper noun

Læcedemonia ?

1. Lacedaemon, Sparta
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Leoniða, Læcedemonia cyning, Crēca byrġ, hæfde IIII þūsend monna, þā hē anġēan Xersis fōr, on ānum nearwan londfæstenne; ⁊ him þǣr mid ġefeohte wiðstōd.

     Leonidas, king of Sparta, a Greek city, had four thousand men, when he marched against Xerxes, in a narrow fortified pass; and stood against him in battle.