Engelond

Middle English

Alternative forms

Engeland, Englelond

Etymology

From Old English Engla land (“land of the Angles”) by haplology.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛnɡəlɔːnd/

Proper noun

Engelond

England
- late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.
  And specially from every shires ende
  
  Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,
  And specially from every shire's end
  
  Of England they to Canterbury went,

Descendants

English: England
Scots: Ingland, England
Yola: Engelhoan

References

“Engelōnd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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