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Witenagemot meaning

  1. Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
  2. A specific session of such an assembly.

Using Witenagemot

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen. | A specific session of such an assembly.

Context around Witenagemot

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

english 1×

Often after:

assembled 1×

Sentence patterns with Witenagemot

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

october the witenagemot assembled in 1× of a witenagemot it being 1× the english witenagemot had its 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

following harold s 1× origin it is 1×

Common sentence endings:

elected edgar king 1× fixed court either 1× grants of land 1×

Words around Witenagemot

Just before it in the word index:

witena 2 witek 2 witeck 2 wite 2 witchy 18 witching 17

Just after it in the word index:

witfield 2 with 706.426 witha 4 withal 5 witham 34 withan 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Witenagemot

  • In this selection, "witenagemot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, english and assembled stand out and add context to how "witenagemot" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include october the witenagemot assembled in and of a witenagemot it being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "witenagemot" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with witenagemot

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

Origin It is generally accepted that the English witenagemot had its origins in ancient Germanic assemblies summoned to witness royal grants of land. (23 words)

There was no single seat of a witenagemot, it being held where the king was, who typically had no single fixed court either. (23 words)

Following Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings against the invading Normans in October, the Witenagemot assembled in London and elected Edgar king. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Following Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings against the invading Normans in October, the Witenagemot assembled in London and elected Edgar king. (24 words)

Origin It is generally accepted that the English witenagemot had its origins in ancient Germanic assemblies summoned to witness royal grants of land. (23 words)

There was no single seat of a witenagemot, it being held where the king was, who typically had no single fixed court either. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

Following Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings against the invading Normans in October, the Witenagemot assembled in London and elected Edgar king.

Origin It is generally accepted that the English witenagemot had its origins in ancient Germanic assemblies summoned to witness royal grants of land.

There was no single seat of a witenagemot, it being held where the king was, who typically had no single fixed court either.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "witenagemot" in a sentence?
An example: "Following Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings against the invading Normans in October, the Witenagemot assembled in London and elected Edgar king." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "witenagemot" from authentic English texts.
What does "witenagemot" mean?
Witenagemot means: Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
How many example sentences with "witenagemot" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "witenagemot", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.