"Alexandria" meaning in Old English

See Alexandria in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|Alexandrīa}} Latin Alexandrīa Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Alexandria m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Alexandria m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|Alexandri|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Alexandria|Alexandrian|Alexandrian|Alexandrian|Alexandrian|Alexandriena|Alexandrian|Alexandrium|num=sg|title=|type=weak}} Forms: weak [table-tags], Alexandria [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Alexandrian [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Alexandrian [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Alexandrian [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. Alexandria, Egypt Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Alexandria-ang-name-6EklkL5T Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints\n[Commodus] hine ġesette tō hēahġerefan ofer Alexandrian\n[Commodus] appointed him hēahġerefa over Alexandria",
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