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Anglian

German translation: Angelsachse

12:26 Nov 29, 2016
English to German translations [PRO]
History / Folk/Tribe
English term or phrase: Anglian
Was ich mich schon immer gefragt habe: wie lautet der Singular von die Angeln / The Anglians, wie hier benannt:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeln_(Volk)

Ein Angel, Der Angel?
thefastshow
Germany
Local time: 03:30
German translation:Angelsachse
Explanation:
wäre plausibel, oder?
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Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 03:30
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Summary of answers provided
2 +2Angelsachse
Regina Eichstaedter
3an Angle
Wendy Streitparth
Summary of reference entries provided
die Angeln (Pluralwort)
Thomas Pfann

  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
anglian
an Angle


Explanation:
Anglia and England both mean land of the Angles, a Germanic people originating in the north German peninsula of Angeln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo

The Angles are the subject of a legend about Pope Gregory I, who happened to see a group of Angle children from Deira for sale as slaves in the Roman market.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angles

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Note added at 40 mins (2016-11-29 13:07:11 GMT)
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Bede was probably Saxon descent, or an Angle as he preferred to call the Germanic invaders of Britain.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Empire-Britons-Anglo-Saxon-...

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Note added at 43 mins (2016-11-29 13:09:30 GMT)
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Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, was written by an Angle from Northumbria,
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-England-called-England-when-the...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
anglian
Angelsachse


Explanation:
wäre plausibel, oder?

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 03:30
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sarah Ziegler: Dachte ich zuerst auch, aber es gibt da einen Unterschied: "Das Sammelvolk der Angelsachsen bestand hauptsächlich aus Sachsen und Angeln." (Wikipedia, habe gerade keine bessere Quelle zur Hand)
1 day 14 mins
  -> Ja, eben, deshalb nur "low" confidence
agree  Lioba Multer
20 days
  -> dankeschön!
agree  Z-Translations Translator
2082 days
  -> Danke!
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: die Angeln (Pluralwort)

Reference information:
Der Duden sagt:

„An­geln, die
Wortart: Pluralwort“
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Angeln

Die Angeln gibt es also nur im Plural. Wenn man einen allein meint, nennt man ihn vermutlich beim Namen (z. B. „Horst-Otto, einer von den Angeln“ oder „Brigitte vom Stamme der Angeln“ o. ä.).

Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Wendy Streitparth
8 hrs
agree  Björn Vrooman: But please don't say "einer von den" - sounds like "der da drüben" (maybe even "einer dieser Fischgräten") :) "vom Stamm/vom Volk" is the best way to phrase it, IMO.
1 day 22 hrs
agree  Lioba Multer
882 days
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