Middle English Dictionary Entry
Engle n. (plural)
Entry Info
| Forms | Engle n. (plural) Also ængle. Gen. Engla, Engle, Englene. |
| Etymology | OE Engle the Angles, the English. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The English people.
Associated quotations
- ?a1150 Chron.Tbr.B.1 (Tbr B.1)an.1066 : Þa com Harold Engla chinge ofer þere brigge.
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)80.23/1 : Þeos wyrt þa grecas buglosam.. & engle glowyrt..hataþ.
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)68.6/1 : Þisse wyrtrunan þe..englisc [vr. ængle] wuderofe hatað.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)13 : Hit com him on mode..þet he wolde of Engle [Otho: Engelond] þa æðelæn tellen.
- a1275(?c1150) Prov.Alf.(Trin-C B.14.39)11 : Alfred, englene herde, Englene derling.
- a1275(?c1150) Prov.Alf.(Trin-C B.14.39)62 : Þus quad alfred, englene frouere.
- a1300(?c1150) Prov.Alf.(Jes-O 29)11 : And ek Ealured..Englene durlyng.
2.
Engle speche, Engle tale, Engle tunge, the English language; Engle thede, the English people; Engle land = Engelond, q.v.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4231 : & Tatt daȝȝ iss New Ȝeress daȝȝ Mang Enngleþeode nemmnedd.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)814 : On engle speche.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2526 : God schilde hise sowle..Ðe made it ðus on engel tale.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3158 : On engle tunge.