Engelond

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === Engeland, Englelond, England Engle lond, Englene lond (Early Middle English) Ingelond, Inglond, Ingland (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English Engla land (“land of the Angles”), with haplology becoming usual by the end of the Early Middle English period; thus by surface analysis, Engle (“the English”) +‎ lond (“land”). The variant Englene lond represents replacement of the Old English genitive plural Engla (“of the English”) with more current Englene; see -ene. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛnɡəlɔ̝ːnd/ IPA(key): /ˈɛnɡlə ˌlɑːnd/, /ˈɛnɡlənə ˌlɑːnd/ (Early Middle English) === Proper noun === Engelond England (a medieval kingdom in Northern Europe) Britain (a large island of Northern Europe) Synonym: Britayne ==== Related terms ==== Englisch ==== Descendants ==== English: England (see there for further descendants) Scots: Ingland, England Yola: Engelhoan, Englone → Latin: Angliterra (calque) (see there for further descendants) → Middle High German: Engellant, Engelant, Engenlant (see there for further descendants) → Middle Welsh: Englont, Inglont ==== See also ==== Gret Britaine, Grete Britayne, Grete Britaigne Wales Scotlond Cornwaile ==== References ====