"Sercingas" meaning in All languages combined

See Sercingas on Wiktionary

Proper name [Old English]

IPA: /ˈser.kin.ɡɑs/, [ˈserˠ.kiŋ.ɡɑs]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Latin Serica (“an empire in East Asia”) or the Siracī tribe mentioned by Tacitus. Compare Old Norse Serkland (“Arabia, the Middle East”). Etymology templates: {{der|ang|la|Serica||an empire in East Asia}} Latin Serica (“an empire in East Asia”), {{cog|non|Serkland|t=Arabia, the Middle East}} Old Norse Serkland (“Arabia, the Middle East”) Head templates: {{ang-proper noun|m}} Sercingas m
  1. (hapax legomenon) Disputed, but traditionally interpreted as Saracens. Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Serica",
        "4": "",
        "5": "an empire in East Asia"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Latin Serica (“an empire in East Asia”) or the Siracī tribe mentioned by Tacitus. Compare Old Norse Serkland (“Arabia, the Middle East”).",
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    {
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "english": "I was with the Greeks and I was with\nthe Finns and with Caesar,\nhe who had power over feasting-towns...",
          "ref": "Widsith",
          "roman": "I was with the Sercings and with the Serings",
          "text": "Mid Sercingum iċ wæs ond mid Seringum;\nmid Crēacum iċ wæs ond mid\nFinnum ond mid Cāsere\nsē þe wīnburga ġeweald āhte...",
          "translation": "I was with the Greeks and I was with\nthe Finns and with Caesar,\nhe who had power over feasting-towns...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Disputed, but traditionally interpreted as Saracens."
      ],
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          "Saracen",
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        ]
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        "(hapax legomenon) Disputed, but traditionally interpreted as Saracens."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈser.kin.ɡɑs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈserˠ.kiŋ.ɡɑs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sercingas"
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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      },
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        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Latin",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ang:Ethnonyms"
      ],
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        {
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          "ref": "Widsith",
          "roman": "I was with the Sercings and with the Serings",
          "text": "Mid Sercingum iċ wæs ond mid Seringum;\nmid Crēacum iċ wæs ond mid\nFinnum ond mid Cāsere\nsē þe wīnburga ġeweald āhte...",
          "translation": "I was with the Greeks and I was with\nthe Finns and with Caesar,\nhe who had power over feasting-towns...",
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        }
      ],
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        "(hapax legomenon) Disputed, but traditionally interpreted as Saracens."
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