Sigelhearwena land
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "land of the sun worshippers."
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “By what connection did Old English speakers have awareness of Ethiopia so as to give this name?”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- Ethiopia
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- 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
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Siġelhearwena land | — |
| accusative | Siġelhearwena land | — |
| genitive | Siġelhearwena landes | — |
| dative | Siġelhearwena lande | — |