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Indisc
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i ndísc
Old English
Etymology
From ang Indēas -isċ or adapted from ang la indicus.
Pronunciation
In+disċ
Adjective
Indisċ
Indian
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
ang Asia onġen ðǣm middeldǣle on þǣm ēastende, þǣr liġeð ūt on þone gārseċġ þǣre īe þe mon hātað Gandis. Þone gārseċġ mon hǣt Indisċ. Asia begins in the Middle East, where the river known as the Ganges leads to the ocean. That ocean is called the Indian Ocean.
ang substantive an Indian
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
ang Þā hæfde sē cyning Xerxes ġecweden ġefeoht onġēan ðā Indisċan... At that time, Xerxes had declared war against the Indians...
Declension
Indisċ