Englisc
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈen.ɡliʃ/, [ˈeŋ.ɡliʃ]
Proper noun
Englisċ n
- the English language; Old English
- Spricst þū Englisċ?
- Do you speak English?
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript D
- Hēr sind on þissum īeġlande fīf ġeþēodu: Englisċ, Bretwīelisċ, Sċyttisċ, Pihtisċ, and Bōclǣden.
- Here on this island, there are five languages: English, British, Scottish, Pictish, and Latin.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Englisċ | — |
| accusative | Englisċ | — |
| genitive | Englisċes | — |
| dative | Englisċe | — |
Adjective
Englisċ
- English
- (substantive) an Englishman or an Angle
Declension
Declension of Englisċ — Strong
Declension of Englisċ — Weak
Descendants
- Middle English: Englisch, englis, Englysshe, Englyssh, Englysch, Englysche, Englissh, English, Inglisch, Engliss, Anglisch, Ænglisce, Ennꟑlissh (Ormulum)