Iudeisc

Old English

Etymology

From Latin iūdaeicus, or from Iūdēas +‎ -isċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːˌdeː.iʃ/

Adjective

Iūdēisċ

  1. Jewish
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
      Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethleem, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.
      Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.
  2. (substantive) a Jew
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Ġē witon þæt ūs Iūdēisċum ne ġedafenaþ tō ġenēalǣċenne ēow hǣþenum mannum, ac mē ġeswutelode god þæt ūs nis tō cweþenne þæt ġē unclǣne synd.
      You guys know that it does not behoove us Jews to approach you heathen men, but God explained to me that it is not for us to say that you are unclean.

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: iudeisc