Ætla

See also: ætla

Old English

Proper noun

Ætla m

  1. Attila the Hun
    • "Widsith":
      Wulfhere sōhte iċ ond Wyrmhere; ful oft þǣr wīġ ne alæġ,
      þonne Hræda here heardum sweordum,
      ymb Wistlawudu wergan sċeoldon
      ealdne ēþelstōl Ætlan lēodum.
      I sought Wulfhere and Wyrmhere; battle did not abate there
      when the Gothic army with hard swords
      had to defend in the Vistula woods
      their ancient homeland from Attila's folk.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative Ætla
accusative Ætlan
genitive Ætlan
dative Ætlan