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Iceni in a sentence

Iceni meaning

A Brythonic tribe in Britannia who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk, from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.

Using Iceni

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Brythonic tribe in Britannia who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk, from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.
  • In the example corpus, iceni often appears in combinations such as: the iceni.

Context around Iceni

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

leading 1×

Often after:

prasutagus 1× men 1× tribe 1×

Sentence patterns with Iceni

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the iceni tribe led 1× of the iceni 1× of the iceni in 61 1× of the iceni prasutagus 1× the leading iceni men were 1× whether the iceni at that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

boudica was the 1× he added that 1× it grew to 1× the name battle 1×

Common sentence endings:

a client kingdom 1× by modern historians 1× men were confiscated 1× of the iceni 1× roman written record 1× the iceni prasutagus 1×

Words around Iceni

Just before it in the word index:

iceman 94 icemaker 2 iceless 2 icelandic 221 icelanders 38 icelander 7

Just after it in the word index:

icepack 2 iceplex 3 icer 8 icerd 2 icers 2 ices 36

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Iceni

  • In this selection, "iceni" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, leading, prasutagus, men and tribe stand out and add context to how "iceni" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the iceni tribe led and of the iceni. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "iceni" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with iceni

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Boudica was the widow of the recently deceased king of the Iceni, Prasutagus. (13 words)

We do not know whether he became the king after the mentioned defeat of the Iceni. (16 words)

He added that Boudica was lashed and her two daughters were raped and that the estates of the leading Iceni men were confiscated. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

It grew to a significant town, and as such received the attentions of Boudica of the Iceni in 61, when Verulamium was sacked and burnt on her orders: a black ash layer has been recorded by archaeologists, thus confirming the Roman written record. (43 words)

The name "Battle Bridge" led to a tradition that this was the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boudica. citation The tradition is not supported by any historical evidence and is rejected by modern historians. (43 words)

We do not have any record as to whether the Iceni at that point were still Roman allies or had become a client kingdom. (24 words)

Example sentences (6)

Boudica was the widow of the recently deceased king of the Iceni, Prasutagus.

He added that Boudica was lashed and her two daughters were raped and that the estates of the leading Iceni men were confiscated.

It grew to a significant town, and as such received the attentions of Boudica of the Iceni in 61, when Verulamium was sacked and burnt on her orders: a black ash layer has been recorded by archaeologists, thus confirming the Roman written record.

The name "Battle Bridge" led to a tradition that this was the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boudica. citation The tradition is not supported by any historical evidence and is rejected by modern historians.

We do not have any record as to whether the Iceni at that point were still Roman allies or had become a client kingdom.

We do not know whether he became the king after the mentioned defeat of the Iceni.

Common combinations with iceni

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "iceni" in a sentence?
An example: "Boudica was the widow of the recently deceased king of the Iceni, Prasutagus." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "iceni" from authentic English texts.
What does "iceni" mean?
Iceni means: A Brythonic tribe in Britannia who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk, from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.
How many example sentences with "iceni" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "iceni", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.