Engla land

Old English Alternative forms ang Ængla land Englaland Etymology ang ang:Engle<id:English> ang:land<id:area of ground> British region From the genitive of ang Engle Angles + ang land land. Literally "land of the Angles." Pronunciation Engla lànd Proper noun Engla land n ang medieval kingdom r/Northern Europe England Usage notes The word for England varies by dialect. Early West Saxon has only ang Angelcynn and ang Angelcynnes land. The Mercian translator of Bede's Ecclesiastical History (c. 900) almost exclusively uses ang Angelcynn and ang Angelþēod, but twice mentions Engla land in one sentence, where the context suggests it should be translated as "English territory." By contrast, in Late West Saxon Engla land is clearly the predominant word for England, though Angelcynn is still used occasionally. By the Middle English period, there is no trace of Angelcynn. Declension Engla land sg Descendants enm Engelond fro 1 Engleterre