Egyptisc
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
Egyptisċ
- Egyptian
- (substantive) an Egyptian
- c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
- Rōmanisc̄e lēodan ongynnað heora ġēar æfter hǣðenum ġewunan on winterlīċere tīde. Ebrei healdað heora geares annginn on lenctenlīcre emnihte. Đā Grēcisċan onginnað hyra ġēar æt ðām sunnstede; ⁊ ða Egiptisċan on hærfest.
- The Roman people begin theirs, after the heathen custom, in the winter time. The Hebrews observe the beginning of their year on the vernal equinox. The Greeks begin their year at the solstice; and the Egyptians in the fall.
- c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Declension
Declension of Egyptisċ — Strong
Declension of Egyptisċ — Weak