Engelond

Engelond

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Engeland, Englelond

Etymology

From Old English Engla land (“land of the Angles”) by haplology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnɡəlɔːnd/

Proper noun

Engelond

1. England
   • late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.

     And specially from every shires ende

     Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,

     And specially from every shire's end

     Of England they to Canterbury went,

Descendants

• English: England
• Scots: Ingland, England
• Yola: Engelhoan

References

• “Engelōnd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.