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Charlemagne
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English
Etymology
From en enm Charlemagne (compare enm Charlemayn), from en frm Charlemagne, from en fro Carles li magnes, from en la Carolus Magnus Charles/Karl the Great.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɑːɹləmeɪn/ /ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn/
en /ˈʃɑːləˌmeɪn/ UK
en /ˈʃɑɹləˌmeɪn/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-Charlemagne.wav US
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
en Charles the Great Karl the Great
Related terms
en Caroling, en Karling, en Carolingian, en Carolinian, en Carlovingian
Translations
king of the Franks
Albanian: sq Karli i Madh m
Arabic: ar شَارْلَمَان, ar شَارْل اَلْعَظِيم, ar كَارْل اَلكَبِير m
Basque: eu Karlomagno, eu Karlos I.a Handia
Bengali: bn শার্লেমাইন
Breton: br Karl Veur
Catalan: ca Carlemany m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 查理大帝 Chálǐ Dàdì
Danish: da Karl den Store
Dutch: nl Karel de Grote
Estonian: et Karl Suur
Faroese: fo Karlamagnus m
Finnish: fi Kaarle Suuri
Franco-Provençal: frp Chârlomagno
French: fr Charlemagne m
Middle French: frm Charlesmaigne m
Old French: fro Carles li magnes m
German: de Karl der Große m
Hindi: hi कार्ल महान m kārl mahān
Hungarian: hu Nagy Károly
Irish: ga Séarlas Mór m
Italian: it Carlo Magno m, it Carlomagno m
Japanese: ja カール大帝 Kāru Taitei
Korean: ko ^카롤루스 ^대제
Latin: la Carolus Magnus m
Macedonian: mk Карло Велики m
Marathi: mr शार्लमेन m
Norman: nrf Charlemangne m
Occitan: oc Carlesmanhe m
Old Norse: non Karlamagnús m
Picard: pcd Carlémangne, pcd Carlémanne
Polish: pl Karol Wielki m
Portuguese: pt Carlos Magno m
Romanian: ro Carol cel Mare m
Russian: ru Карл Вели́кий m
Slovak: sk Karol Veľký m
Spanish: es Carlomagno m
Swedish: sv Karl den store c
Turkish: tr Şarlman
Walloon: wa Tchårlumagne
Welsh: cy Siarlymaen m
en Individuals
French
Etymology
fr fro Carles li magnes, borrowed from fr la Carolus Magnus Charles/Carl the Great.
Pronunciation
fr aɲ 3
Proper noun
m
en Charlemagne emperor
Related terms
fr Charles
Descendants
ar شَارْلَمَان 1
tr Şarlman 1
fr Individuals
Middle English
Etymology
From enm frm Charlemagne, from enm fro Carles li magnes. Compare earlier enm Charlemayn.
Proper noun
Charlemagne
enm w:William Caxton The Right Plesaunt and Goodly Historie of the Foure Sonnes of Aymon.Englisht from the French by William Caxton, and Printed by Him About 1489. Edited from the Unique Copy, Now in the Possession of Earl Spencer, with an Introduction, by Octavia Richardson. The English Charlemagne Romances parts X, XI London Published [F]or the Early English Text Society by Nicholas Trübner & Co.,57 & 59, Ludgate Hill. 1490 1885 4 https://archive.org/details/rightplesauntno4400caxtuoft/page/4/mode/1up And also that my sayd Lorde / desyreth to have other Hystories of olde tyme / passed of vertues chyvalry, reduced in lykewyse into our Englishe tongue: he late sent to me a booke in Frenche, conteynyng thactes / and faytes of warre / doone and made agaynst ye great Emperour and king of Fraunce, Charlemagne, by ye .iiii. sonnes of Aymon, otherwyse named in Frenche, ‘Les quatre fylz Aymon.’
Descendants
en Charlemagne
enm Individuals