Denisc

Old English

Etymology

Dene (“the Danes”) +‎ -isċ (“-ish”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.niʃ/

Adjective

Denisċ

  1. Danish, Norse
  2. (substantive) a Dane or Norseman
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXXVII Hēr nam Byrhtrīc cing Offan dohtor Ēadburge. ⁊ on his dagum cōman ǣrest III sċipa Norðmanna, ⁊ þā sē ġerēfa þǣr tō rād, ⁊ hīe wolde drīfan tō þǣs cinges tūne... Þæt wǣron þā ǣrestan sċipu Denisċra manna þe Angelcynnes land ġesōhte.
      Year 787 In this King Brightric kidnapped Offa's daughter Eadburg. And in those days came the first three Norse ships, intending to drive off the reeve and raid the king's town...Those were the first Danish ships to come to the land of the Angles.

Declension

Declension of Denisċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Denisċ Denisċ Denisċ
Accusative Denisċne Denisċe Denisċ
Genitive Denisċes Denisċre Denisċes
Dative Denisċum Denisċre Denisċum
Instrumental Denisċe Denisċre Denisċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Denisċe Denisċa, Denisċe Denisċ
Accusative Denisċe Denisċa, Denisċe Denisċ
Genitive Denisċra Denisċra Denisċra
Dative Denisċum Denisċum Denisċum
Instrumental Denisċum Denisċum Denisċum
Declension of Denisċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Denisċa Denisċe Denisċe
Accusative Denisċan Denisċan Denisċe
Genitive Denisċan Denisċan Denisċan
Dative Denisċan Denisċan Denisċan
Instrumental Denisċan Denisċan Denisċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Denisċan Denisċan Denisċan
Accusative Denisċan Denisċan Denisċan
Genitive Denisċra, Denisċena Denisċra, Denisċena Denisċra, Denisċena
Dative Denisċum Denisċum Denisċum
Instrumental Denisċum Denisċum Denisċum

Descendants

  • Middle English: Densc
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