Sigelhearwena land

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "land of the sun worshippers."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.jel.xæ͜ɑr.we.nɑˌlɑnd/, [ˈsi.jeɫ.hæ͜ɑrˠ.we.nɑˌlɑnd]

Proper noun

Siġelhearwena land n

  1. 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.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Siġelhearwena land —
accusative Siġelhearwena land —
genitive Siġelhearwena landes —
dative Siġelhearwena lande —
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