"Alexander" meaning in Old English

See Alexander in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|Alexander}} Latin Alexander, {{der|ang|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Alexander m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Alexander m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Alexandr|nomsg=Alexander|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Alexander|Alexandras|Alexander|Alexandras|Alexandres|Alexandra|Alexandre|Alexandrum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], Alexander [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Alexander [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Alexandres [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Alexandre [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. Alexander the Great Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Alexander-ang-name-LXg5zRsg Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin Alexander",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ἀλέξανδρος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)",
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      "form": "strong",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a-stem",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alexander",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alexander",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alexandres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alexandre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "",
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      "expansion": "Alexander m",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    }
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        {
          "english": "In those days Alexander was born in Greece, like a great storm coming over all the Earth.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nOn þǣm dagum wæs Alexander ġeboren on Crēcum swa swa ān miċel ȳst cōme ofer ealne middenġeard.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Alexander the Great"
      ],
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      ]
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    }
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alexander",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alexandre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g3": "",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "1": "m"
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "Alexander",
        "4": "Alexandras",
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        "7": "Alexandre",
        "8": "Alexandrum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Old English terms derived from Latin",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 15 entries",
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          "english": "In those days Alexander was born in Greece, like a great storm coming over all the Earth.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nOn þǣm dagum wæs Alexander ġeboren on Crēcum swa swa ān miċel ȳst cōme ofer ealne middenġeard.",
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        }
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        "Alexander the Great"
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}

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