Wikipǣdia angwiki https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heafodtramet MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.24 first-letter Media Syndrig Mōtung Brūcend Brūcendmōtung Wikipǣdia Wikipǣdiamōtung Ymele Ymelmōtung MediaWiki MediaWikimōtung Bysen Bysenmōtung Help Helpmōtung Flocc Floccmōtung TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 6995 232349 232306 2026-10-16T20:22:41Z ~2026-55609-92 143572 232349 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Cyþþubox land |ænglisc fullnama = Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Norðīralandes |nama = Geānlǣced Cynerīċe |agenspræce fullnama = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |biliþ = |biliþ gewrit = |fana = Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg |fana gewrit = [[Union Jack|Fana]] |scild = Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, both variants).svg |scild gewrit = [[Coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Bordtācen]] |cwide = |ænglisc cwide = |anstefn = God Save the King |ænglisc anstefn = [[God Save the King]] |landscite = Europe-UK (orthographic projection).svg |landscite gewrit = |leodweard = [[Cynedōm|Cynerīċe]] |ambihtlicu spræc = [[Niwenglisc spræc|Englisc]] |folces gereord = |elles gereordas = Scots<br />Ulster Scots<br />Wēalisc<br />Westwēalisc<br />Scotlandes Īrisc<br />Īrisc<br />Bryttisc Tācentunge |steall = |heafodstol = [[Lunden]] |mæste burg = |breges titul = [[Cyning]] |brego = [[Carl III Bretta Cyning|Charles III]] |ealdormannes titul = Fyrmest Þegn |ealdorman = [[Andy Burnham]] |leodweardes heafod = |wyrþingdæg = |bradnes = 244,376 km²<ref name="ONS Standard Area Measurement">{{cite web |url=https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::standard-area-measurements-for-administrative-areas-december-2023-in-the-uk/about |title=Standard Area Measurements for Administrative Areas (December 2023) in the UK |date=31 May 2024 |website=Open Geography Portal |publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref> |menniscu = 66,912,637 (2021)<ref name="Ethnicity2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/censusbasedstatisticsuk2021 |title=Table 06: UK06 - Ethnic group by sex by age, United Kingdom |work=Census-based statistics UK: 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |date=27 June 2025}}</ref> |þiccnes = 273.8 |geleafan = [[Cristendom|Crīstendōm]] (46.6%) |GDP getæl = 4,265 mld USD (2026)<ref name="IMFWEO.UK">{{cite web |url=https://data.imf.org/en/Data-Explorer?datasetUrn=IMF.RES:WEO(9.0.0) |title=World Economic Outlook Database (April 2026 Edition) |publisher=International Monetary Fund |date=14 April 2026}}</ref> |GDP ælcum heafde = 61,056 USD (2026)<ref name="IMFWEO.UK" /> |landesforþbæro = |feoh = [[Pound sterling|Pund Sterling]] (£) |tidgyrdel = +0 |tidgyrdel 2 = +1 |sundorricehad = |webbnamena tægl = .uk |feorspræcan forerim = +44 |wægnplatung = UK }} Þæt '''Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Norðīralandes''', ġewunelīċe ġenemned þæt '''Geānlǣced Cynerīċe''' ('''GC''') oþþe '''Bryten''',{{Efn|Brūcung is ġemengd. ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' brūcaþ ''Britain'' swā ġelīcnaman þæs Geānlǣcedan Cynerīċes. Sē stīlbōc þæs [[Government Digital Service]] for [[gov.uk]] tǣċþ: "Brūc UK and United Kingdom ǣr þonne Britain and British (UK business, UK foreign policy, ambassador and high commissioner). Ac British embassy, nā UK embassy."<ref name="govstyle">{{Cite web |title=Style guide - A to Z - Guidance - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z#great-britain |website=www.gov.uk}}</ref>}} is land on [[Northwestern Europe|Norðwestan Europe]], nēah þæs [[European mainland|fæstlandes]] strande. Hit befēhþ [[England|Englaland]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales|Wēalas]] and [[Northern Ireland|Norðīraland]],{{efn|Þā [[Isle of Man]], [[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]] and [[Jersey]] sind [[Crown Dependencies|Cynelica Underðēodu Landu]] and nā dǣlas þæs GC.}} mid landware ofer 69&nbsp;micelðūsendum on 2024. Hit hæfþ on him þæt īegland [[Great Britain|Micel Bryten]], þone norðēastlican dǣl [[Ireland|Īralandes]], and mǣst þǣra [[List of islands of the United Kingdom|læssena īeglanda]] on þǣm [[British Isles|Bryttiscum Īeglandum]], bewrēonde 94,354 square miles (244,376&nbsp;km²).{{efn|name=ONSArea|[[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] Standard Mearc-ġemet, 'mearc oþ þone hēahstan flōd'. Hit nimþ nā þā [[Crown Dependencies|Cynelicu Underðēodu Landu]] and þā [[British Overseas Territories|Brytiscu Ofersǣlicu Landu]].}} Hit hæfþ [[Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border|landġemǣre]] mid þǣm [[Republic of Ireland|Īralandes Frēorīċe]] and is ymbfangen fram þǣre [[Atlantic Ocean|Gārsecge]], þǣre [[North Sea|Norþsǣ]], þǣm [[English Channel|Englisċan Sǣwege]], þǣre [[Celtic Sea|Celtiscan Sǣ]] and þǣre [[Irish Sea|Īriscan Sǣ]], þā hwīle hit healdeþ cynerīċe ofer þā [[Crown Dependencies|Cynelicu Underðēodu Landu]] and þā [[British Overseas Territories|Brytiscu Ofersǣlicu Landu]]. Þæt cynesetl and sēo mǣste burg is [[London|Lunden]]; [[Edinburgh]], [[Cardiff]] and [[Belfast]] sind þā cynesetla þǣra þēoda Scotlandes, Wēala and Norðīralandes. Þā Bryttiscan īegland sind ā ġewunode siþþan þǣre [[Neolithic|nīwstāntīde]]. Sēo [[Roman conquest of Britain|Rōmāna oferwinnung Brytene]] onġann on AD&nbsp;43; [[Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain|Angelseaxna landbūnes]] onġann ymbe 450; þā [[Norman Conquest|Normandīscan oferwunnon Englaland]] on 1066. Sēo stōw þæs [[British monarchy|Bryttiscan cynedōmes]] wearþ ġelȳtlod ofer þā 17a hundġēar, sunderlīċe þurh þæt [[English Civil War|Englisce ingewinn]]. On 1707 wurdon Englaland and þæt [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotlandes Rīċe]] ġeānlǣced under þǣm [[Treaty of Union]] tō wyrcenne þæt [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene]]. Þā [[Acts of Union 1800]] worhton þæt [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Īralandes]] on 1801. Mǣst Īralandes [[Partition of Ireland|tōslāt]] on 1922 swā sē [[Irish Free State|Īrisca Frēo Rīċe]], and sēo [[Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927]] worhte þæt nū wesende Geānlǣced Cynerīċe. Þæt GC [[History of industrialisation#Industrial Revolution in Europe|wearþ þæt fyrmeste ġeweorccræftiġe land]] and wæs þæs middangeardes [[foremost power|fyrmeste miht]] for mǣstne dǣl þæs 19an and ǣrran 20an hundġēares, sunderlīċe on þǣm tīman þæs ''[[Pax Britannica]]'' (1815–1914). Þæt [[British Empire|Bryttisce Hēafodrīċe]] wæs sēo fyrmeste [[economic power|welmiht]] for mǣstne dǣl þæs 19an hundġēares, ġefyrðred þurh [[British Agricultural Revolution|eorðweorces spēd]], rīċre mangunge, weorca mæġen, [[List of British innovations and discoveries in the 19th century|cræfta ġeweorc]] and [[19th-century London|Lunden on þǣm 19an hundġēare]] swā þā fyrmeste feohstōw. On his hēahnesse on þǣm 1920um ymbfēng þæt hēafodrīċe ymbe fēorðan dǣl þæs middangeardes landes and folces and wæs þæt [[List of largest empires#Empires at their greatest extent|mǣste on eallum tīdum]]. Þā Weorold-ġewin ġewemdon [[Economy of the British Empire|Brytene welmiht]], and [[decolonisation|landbūnessa frēolsung]] lǣdde tō þǣre mundbyrdnesse mǣstra landbūnessa. Þæt GC is [[constitutional monarchy|ānwald be grundlagum]] and [[parliamentary democracy|witenagemōtlic folcrīċe]]{{Efn|Þæt Geānlǣced Cynerīċe hæfþ nā ġewrite grundlagu, ac ūnġewrite, ġeworhte of Witenagemōtes ǣwum, dōmum, þēawum and ġewunum.}} mid þrīm [[English law|rihtcynnum: Englaland and Wēalas]], [[Scots law|Scotland]], and [[Law of Northern Ireland|Norðīraland]]. Scotland, Wēalas and Norðīraland hæbbaþ hira āgen ġeweald and witenagemōt þe rǣdaþ þā ġesealdan [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|þing]]. Þæt GC is [[developed country|fyrðred land]] mid [[Economy of the United Kingdom|fyrðredre welmihte]], and is betwux þǣm [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|mǣstum welmihtum be naman]] and ān þǣra mǣstena [[List of countries by exports|ūtsendenda]] and [[List of countries by imports|insendenda]]. Hit is [[nuclear state|land mid cyrnelwǣpnum]] mid ānum þǣra [[List of countries by military expenditures|hēahstena fyrdġielda]], and hæfþ fyrde, þe is ān þǣra [[British Armed Forces|strangestena on Europe]]. [[Culture of the United Kingdom|Bryttisc þēaw]] hæfþ micelne onweald ofer eall middangeard, sunderlīċe on þǣre [[Anglosphere]] and on þǣm [[Commonwealth of Nations|Ġemǣnwelan]], on þǣm ǣlicum and rīċes ġesetnessum manigra [[List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom|ǣrrena landbūnessa]], and on ūtsendnesse [[English-speaking world|tungan]], [[British literature|bōccræftes]], [[Theatre of the United Kingdom|plegstōwe]], [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|bildplegan]], [[Music of the United Kingdom|sangcræftes]], [[Mass media in the United Kingdom|ġecȳðnessa]], [[Art of the United Kingdom|cræftes]] and [[Sport in the United Kingdom|plegan]]. Þæt GC is [[great power|micel miht]] and belimpþ tō [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom#International organisations|manigum ġefērrǣdenum betwux þēodum]]. == Nama and tunga == Þā [[Acts of Union 1707]] ġecȳddon Englaland and Scotland "ġeānlǣced on ān cynerīċe be naman Micel Bryten".{{Efn|Dǣl 1 þǣra 1800 [[Acts of Union (1800)|Acts of Union]]: "þā cynerīċu Miclre Brytene and Īralandes sculon ... bēon ġeānlǣced on ān cynerīċe, be naman þæs Geānlǣcedan Cynerīċes Miclre Brytene and Īralandes".}}<ref name="Acts of Union 1707">{{Cite web |title=The Treaty (act) of the Union of Parliament 1706 |url=http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/union.html |publisher=Scots History Online |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527074630/http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/union.html |archivedate=2019-05-27 |accessdate=2026-10-09}}</ref> "Geānlǣced Cynerīċe" wæs hwīlum ġebrūcen for þæt ǣrre Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene, þæs nama be ǣ 1707–1800 wæs ānlīċe "Micel Bryten". Þā [[Acts of Union 1800]] worhton þæt Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Īralandes. Æfter þǣre [[partition of Ireland|tōdǣle Īralandes]] and þǣre Īriscan Frēorīċes āgenfrēodōme on 1922, lǣfende [[Northern Ireland|Norðīraland]] swā þone ānne dǣl Īralandes on þǣm GC, wearþ sē nama on 1927 ġewend tō "Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Norðīralandes". Þēah þæt GC is frēo land, sind Englaland, Scotland, Wēalas and Norðīraland wīde ġecīeġede [[Countries of the United Kingdom|þēoda]]. Þæs Fyrmestan Þegnes webbstede brēac þā cwidu "þēoda binnan ānre þēode". Sume ġetæl (þā twelf [[NUTS of the United Kingdom|NUTS 1 landscipas]]) hātaþ Scotland, Wēalas and Norðīraland "landscipas"; Norðīraland is eac ġecīeġed "eorldōm". Sē ġecȳðende nama for Norðīraland "mæġ bēon flitful, for þǣm þe sēo ċēosung oft ġeēowaþ ānes mannes rīċlice ċēosunga". "Micel Bryten" tācnaþ ġewunelīċe þæt īegland, oþþe rīċlīċe Englaland, Scotland and Wēalas tōgædere; hit is hwīlum unfæstlīċe ġebrūcen for eall þæt GC. ''Englaland'' is hwīlum ġebrūcen unrihtlīċe for eall þæt GC, mǣst fram mannum þe ūtan hit sind. "Bryten" is ġelīcnama wiþ [[Great Britain|Micele Bryten]] ac eac hwīlum wiþ þæt GC. Þæs Geānlǣcedan Cynerīċes rīċes wrītlārbōc ċīest "GC" ǣr "Bryten" oþþe "Bryttisc" (būtan ǣrendracena hūsum{{Efn|"UK" ǣrendracena hūs wurdon "British" ǣrendracena hūs on 1961.}}).<ref name="govstyle2">{{Cite web |date=21 November 2024 |title=Style guide: A to Z |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z |publisher=UK Government}}</ref> Sēo [[Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use|Fæste Rǣd be Landnamum]] ġecnæwþ "Geānlǣced Cynerīċe", "GC" and "G.C." swā ġescortode hīewas, ne rīmþ "Bryten", and ġecȳðeþ "þæt is ānlīċe þæt ān sundorlic nama 'Micel Bryten' þe ā Norðīraland ūtan lǣteþ".<ref name="PCGN-uk-guide">{{Cite web |last=Permanent Committee on Geographical Names |title=Toponymic guidelines for the United Kingdom |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/toponymic-guidelines |date=17 May 2023 |publisher=UK Government}}</ref> Sēo [[BBC]] brēac ǣr "Bryten" ānlīċe for Micele Brytene; hire nū wesende wrītlārbōc nimþ nǣnne hād, būtan þæt "Micel Bryten" lǣteþ Norðīraland ūtan. "Bryttisc" tācnaþ þā þing þe tō þǣm GC belimpaþ and is on ǣ ġebrūcen for þæs GC burgmannscipe and [[British nationality law|þēodscipe]].{{Efn|Fram ealdum tīdum tācnode ''British'' þā limu and ġesetnessa þæs Bryttiscan Hēafodrīċes and siþþan þæs Ġemǣnwelan. Þæt GC Rīċe nam þæt word āna tō brūcenne on 1961, siþþan hit ǣrest þā ġeþafsumnesse sōhte Australia, Canada and Nīwes Sǣlandes.}} Menn magon hī sylfe nemnan [[British people|Bryttisce]], [[English people|Englisce]], [[Scottish people|Scottisce]], [[Welsh people|Wēalisce]], [[People of Northern Ireland|Norðīrisce]] oþþe [[Irish people|Īrisce]], oþþe ġemengde. == Notes == <references group="lower-alpha" /> == References == <references /> ptudnwhdbj41llxidctf3yff2nmnxwd 232350 232349 2026-10-16T20:24:04Z ~2026-55609-92 143572 232350 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Cyþþubox land |ænglisc fullnama = Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Norðīralandes |nama = Geānlǣced Cynerīċe |agenspræce fullnama = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |biliþ = |biliþ gewrit = |fana = Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg |fana gewrit = [[Union Jack|Fana]] |scild = Coat of arms of the United Kingdom in Scotland (2022).svg |scild gewrit = [[Coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Bordtācen]] |cwide = |ænglisc cwide = |anstefn = God Save the King |ænglisc anstefn = [[God Save the King]] |landscite = Europe-UK (orthographic projection).svg |landscite gewrit = |leodweard = [[Cynedōm|Cynerīċe]] |ambihtlicu spræc = [[Niwenglisc spræc|Englisc]] |folces gereord = |elles gereordas = Scots<br />Ulster Scots<br />Wēalisc<br />Westwēalisc<br />Scotlandes Īrisc<br />Īrisc<br />Bryttisc Tācentunge |steall = |heafodstol = [[Lunden]] |mæste burg = |breges titul = [[Cyning]] |brego = [[Carl III Bretta Cyning|Charles III]] |ealdormannes titul = Fyrmest Þegn |ealdorman = [[Andy Burnham]] |leodweardes heafod = |wyrþingdæg = |bradnes = 244,376 km²<ref name="ONS Standard Area Measurement">{{cite web |url=https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::standard-area-measurements-for-administrative-areas-december-2023-in-the-uk/about |title=Standard Area Measurements for Administrative Areas (December 2023) in the UK |date=31 May 2024 |website=Open Geography Portal |publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref> |menniscu = 66,912,637 (2021)<ref name="Ethnicity2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/censusbasedstatisticsuk2021 |title=Table 06: UK06 - Ethnic group by sex by age, United Kingdom |work=Census-based statistics UK: 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |date=27 June 2025}}</ref> |þiccnes = 273.8 |geleafan = [[Cristendom|Crīstendōm]] (46.6%) |GDP getæl = 4,265 mld USD (2026)<ref name="IMFWEO.UK">{{cite web |url=https://data.imf.org/en/Data-Explorer?datasetUrn=IMF.RES:WEO(9.0.0) |title=World Economic Outlook Database (April 2026 Edition) |publisher=International Monetary Fund |date=14 April 2026}}</ref> |GDP ælcum heafde = 61,056 USD (2026)<ref name="IMFWEO.UK" /> |landesforþbæro = |feoh = [[Pound sterling|Pund Sterling]] (£) |tidgyrdel = +0 |tidgyrdel 2 = +1 |sundorricehad = |webbnamena tægl = .uk |feorspræcan forerim = +44 |wægnplatung = UK }} Þæt '''Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Norðīralandes''', ġewunelīċe ġenemned þæt '''Geānlǣced Cynerīċe''' ('''GC''') oþþe '''Bryten''',{{Efn|Brūcung is ġemengd. ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' brūcaþ ''Britain'' swā ġelīcnaman þæs Geānlǣcedan Cynerīċes. Sē stīlbōc þæs [[Government Digital Service]] for [[gov.uk]] tǣċþ: "Brūc UK and United Kingdom ǣr þonne Britain and British (UK business, UK foreign policy, ambassador and high commissioner). Ac British embassy, nā UK embassy."<ref name="govstyle">{{Cite web |title=Style guide - A to Z - Guidance - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z#great-britain |website=www.gov.uk}}</ref>}} is land on [[Northwestern Europe|Norðwestan Europe]], nēah þæs [[European mainland|fæstlandes]] strande. Hit befēhþ [[England|Englaland]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales|Wēalas]] and [[Northern Ireland|Norðīraland]],{{efn|Þā [[Isle of Man]], [[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]] and [[Jersey]] sind [[Crown Dependencies|Cynelica Underðēodu Landu]] and nā dǣlas þæs GC.}} mid landware ofer 69&nbsp;micelðūsendum on 2024. Hit hæfþ on him þæt īegland [[Great Britain|Micel Bryten]], þone norðēastlican dǣl [[Ireland|Īralandes]], and mǣst þǣra [[List of islands of the United Kingdom|læssena īeglanda]] on þǣm [[British Isles|Bryttiscum Īeglandum]], bewrēonde 94,354 square miles (244,376&nbsp;km²).{{efn|name=ONSArea|[[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] Standard Mearc-ġemet, 'mearc oþ þone hēahstan flōd'. Hit nimþ nā þā [[Crown Dependencies|Cynelicu Underðēodu Landu]] and þā [[British Overseas Territories|Brytiscu Ofersǣlicu Landu]].}} Hit hæfþ [[Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border|landġemǣre]] mid þǣm [[Republic of Ireland|Īralandes Frēorīċe]] and is ymbfangen fram þǣre [[Atlantic Ocean|Gārsecge]], þǣre [[North Sea|Norþsǣ]], þǣm [[English Channel|Englisċan Sǣwege]], þǣre [[Celtic Sea|Celtiscan Sǣ]] and þǣre [[Irish Sea|Īriscan Sǣ]], þā hwīle hit healdeþ cynerīċe ofer þā [[Crown Dependencies|Cynelicu Underðēodu Landu]] and þā [[British Overseas Territories|Brytiscu Ofersǣlicu Landu]]. Þæt cynesetl and sēo mǣste burg is [[London|Lunden]]; [[Edinburgh]], [[Cardiff]] and [[Belfast]] sind þā cynesetla þǣra þēoda Scotlandes, Wēala and Norðīralandes. Þā Bryttiscan īegland sind ā ġewunode siþþan þǣre [[Neolithic|nīwstāntīde]]. Sēo [[Roman conquest of Britain|Rōmāna oferwinnung Brytene]] onġann on AD&nbsp;43; [[Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain|Angelseaxna landbūnes]] onġann ymbe 450; þā [[Norman Conquest|Normandīscan oferwunnon Englaland]] on 1066. Sēo stōw þæs [[British monarchy|Bryttiscan cynedōmes]] wearþ ġelȳtlod ofer þā 17a hundġēar, sunderlīċe þurh þæt [[English Civil War|Englisce ingewinn]]. On 1707 wurdon Englaland and þæt [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotlandes Rīċe]] ġeānlǣced under þǣm [[Treaty of Union]] tō wyrcenne þæt [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene]]. Þā [[Acts of Union 1800]] worhton þæt [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Īralandes]] on 1801. Mǣst Īralandes [[Partition of Ireland|tōslāt]] on 1922 swā sē [[Irish Free State|Īrisca Frēo Rīċe]], and sēo [[Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927]] worhte þæt nū wesende Geānlǣced Cynerīċe. Þæt GC [[History of industrialisation#Industrial Revolution in Europe|wearþ þæt fyrmeste ġeweorccræftiġe land]] and wæs þæs middangeardes [[foremost power|fyrmeste miht]] for mǣstne dǣl þæs 19an and ǣrran 20an hundġēares, sunderlīċe on þǣm tīman þæs ''[[Pax Britannica]]'' (1815–1914). Þæt [[British Empire|Bryttisce Hēafodrīċe]] wæs sēo fyrmeste [[economic power|welmiht]] for mǣstne dǣl þæs 19an hundġēares, ġefyrðred þurh [[British Agricultural Revolution|eorðweorces spēd]], rīċre mangunge, weorca mæġen, [[List of British innovations and discoveries in the 19th century|cræfta ġeweorc]] and [[19th-century London|Lunden on þǣm 19an hundġēare]] swā þā fyrmeste feohstōw. On his hēahnesse on þǣm 1920um ymbfēng þæt hēafodrīċe ymbe fēorðan dǣl þæs middangeardes landes and folces and wæs þæt [[List of largest empires#Empires at their greatest extent|mǣste on eallum tīdum]]. Þā Weorold-ġewin ġewemdon [[Economy of the British Empire|Brytene welmiht]], and [[decolonisation|landbūnessa frēolsung]] lǣdde tō þǣre mundbyrdnesse mǣstra landbūnessa. Þæt GC is [[constitutional monarchy|ānwald be grundlagum]] and [[parliamentary democracy|witenagemōtlic folcrīċe]]{{Efn|Þæt Geānlǣced Cynerīċe hæfþ nā ġewrite grundlagu, ac ūnġewrite, ġeworhte of Witenagemōtes ǣwum, dōmum, þēawum and ġewunum.}} mid þrīm [[English law|rihtcynnum: Englaland and Wēalas]], [[Scots law|Scotland]], and [[Law of Northern Ireland|Norðīraland]]. Scotland, Wēalas and Norðīraland hæbbaþ hira āgen ġeweald and witenagemōt þe rǣdaþ þā ġesealdan [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|þing]]. Þæt GC is [[developed country|fyrðred land]] mid [[Economy of the United Kingdom|fyrðredre welmihte]], and is betwux þǣm [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|mǣstum welmihtum be naman]] and ān þǣra mǣstena [[List of countries by exports|ūtsendenda]] and [[List of countries by imports|insendenda]]. Hit is [[nuclear state|land mid cyrnelwǣpnum]] mid ānum þǣra [[List of countries by military expenditures|hēahstena fyrdġielda]], and hæfþ fyrde, þe is ān þǣra [[British Armed Forces|strangestena on Europe]]. [[Culture of the United Kingdom|Bryttisc þēaw]] hæfþ micelne onweald ofer eall middangeard, sunderlīċe on þǣre [[Anglosphere]] and on þǣm [[Commonwealth of Nations|Ġemǣnwelan]], on þǣm ǣlicum and rīċes ġesetnessum manigra [[List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom|ǣrrena landbūnessa]], and on ūtsendnesse [[English-speaking world|tungan]], [[British literature|bōccræftes]], [[Theatre of the United Kingdom|plegstōwe]], [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|bildplegan]], [[Music of the United Kingdom|sangcræftes]], [[Mass media in the United Kingdom|ġecȳðnessa]], [[Art of the United Kingdom|cræftes]] and [[Sport in the United Kingdom|plegan]]. Þæt GC is [[great power|micel miht]] and belimpþ tō [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom#International organisations|manigum ġefērrǣdenum betwux þēodum]]. == Nama and tunga == Þā [[Acts of Union 1707]] ġecȳddon Englaland and Scotland "ġeānlǣced on ān cynerīċe be naman Micel Bryten".{{Efn|Dǣl 1 þǣra 1800 [[Acts of Union (1800)|Acts of Union]]: "þā cynerīċu Miclre Brytene and Īralandes sculon ... bēon ġeānlǣced on ān cynerīċe, be naman þæs Geānlǣcedan Cynerīċes Miclre Brytene and Īralandes".}}<ref name="Acts of Union 1707">{{Cite web |title=The Treaty (act) of the Union of Parliament 1706 |url=http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/union.html |publisher=Scots History Online |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527074630/http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/union.html |archivedate=2019-05-27 |accessdate=2026-10-09}}</ref> "Geānlǣced Cynerīċe" wæs hwīlum ġebrūcen for þæt ǣrre Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene, þæs nama be ǣ 1707–1800 wæs ānlīċe "Micel Bryten". Þā [[Acts of Union 1800]] worhton þæt Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Īralandes. Æfter þǣre [[partition of Ireland|tōdǣle Īralandes]] and þǣre Īriscan Frēorīċes āgenfrēodōme on 1922, lǣfende [[Northern Ireland|Norðīraland]] swā þone ānne dǣl Īralandes on þǣm GC, wearþ sē nama on 1927 ġewend tō "Geānlǣced Cynerīċe Miclre Brytene and Norðīralandes". Þēah þæt GC is frēo land, sind Englaland, Scotland, Wēalas and Norðīraland wīde ġecīeġede [[Countries of the United Kingdom|þēoda]]. Þæs Fyrmestan Þegnes webbstede brēac þā cwidu "þēoda binnan ānre þēode". Sume ġetæl (þā twelf [[NUTS of the United Kingdom|NUTS 1 landscipas]]) hātaþ Scotland, Wēalas and Norðīraland "landscipas"; Norðīraland is eac ġecīeġed "eorldōm". Sē ġecȳðende nama for Norðīraland "mæġ bēon flitful, for þǣm þe sēo ċēosung oft ġeēowaþ ānes mannes rīċlice ċēosunga". "Micel Bryten" tācnaþ ġewunelīċe þæt īegland, oþþe rīċlīċe Englaland, Scotland and Wēalas tōgædere; hit is hwīlum unfæstlīċe ġebrūcen for eall þæt GC. ''Englaland'' is hwīlum ġebrūcen unrihtlīċe for eall þæt GC, mǣst fram mannum þe ūtan hit sind. "Bryten" is ġelīcnama wiþ [[Great Britain|Micele Bryten]] ac eac hwīlum wiþ þæt GC. Þæs Geānlǣcedan Cynerīċes rīċes wrītlārbōc ċīest "GC" ǣr "Bryten" oþþe "Bryttisc" (būtan ǣrendracena hūsum{{Efn|"UK" ǣrendracena hūs wurdon "British" ǣrendracena hūs on 1961.}}).<ref name="govstyle2">{{Cite web |date=21 November 2024 |title=Style guide: A to Z |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z |publisher=UK Government}}</ref> Sēo [[Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use|Fæste Rǣd be Landnamum]] ġecnæwþ "Geānlǣced Cynerīċe", "GC" and "G.C." swā ġescortode hīewas, ne rīmþ "Bryten", and ġecȳðeþ "þæt is ānlīċe þæt ān sundorlic nama 'Micel Bryten' þe ā Norðīraland ūtan lǣteþ".<ref name="PCGN-uk-guide">{{Cite web |last=Permanent Committee on Geographical Names |title=Toponymic guidelines for the United Kingdom |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/toponymic-guidelines |date=17 May 2023 |publisher=UK Government}}</ref> Sēo [[BBC]] brēac ǣr "Bryten" ānlīċe for Micele Brytene; hire nū wesende wrītlārbōc nimþ nǣnne hād, būtan þæt "Micel Bryten" lǣteþ Norðīraland ūtan. "Bryttisc" tācnaþ þā þing þe tō þǣm GC belimpaþ and is on ǣ ġebrūcen for þæs GC burgmannscipe and [[British nationality law|þēodscipe]].{{Efn|Fram ealdum tīdum tācnode ''British'' þā limu and ġesetnessa þæs Bryttiscan Hēafodrīċes and siþþan þæs Ġemǣnwelan. Þæt GC Rīċe nam þæt word āna tō brūcenne on 1961, siþþan hit ǣrest þā ġeþafsumnesse sōhte Australia, Canada and Nīwes Sǣlandes.}} Menn magon hī sylfe nemnan [[British people|Bryttisce]], [[English people|Englisce]], [[Scottish people|Scottisce]], [[Welsh people|Wēalisce]], [[People of Northern Ireland|Norðīrisce]] oþþe [[Irish people|Īrisce]], oþþe ġemengde. == Notes == <references group="lower-alpha" /> == References == <references /> 7752x2wqjwkeazq1v9epqu58kfefmwy 1 9776 232351 200060 2026-10-16T22:26:36Z KonigsbergRussia 143576 /* I read this in Old English. */ new section 232351 wikitext text/x-wiki == I read this in Old English. == I am trying to learn Old English but I cannot understand how to pronounce the thing where there's a line and a hemisphere on the right side of it. Before I start reading about New Zealand in the language of the Anglo Saxons, I should learn the alphabet of the language. [[Brūcend:KonigsbergRussia|KonigsbergRussia]] ([[Brūcendmōtung:KonigsbergRussia|motung]]) 22:26, 16 Winterfylleð 2026 (UTC) 7ecgs78n685685r19fqncxvlbdcoz0h 0 10989 232348 229360 2026-10-16T16:56:20Z CommonsDelinker 274 Removing [[:c:File:Major_League_Soccer_logo.svg|Major_League_Soccer_logo.svg]], it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:User:The Squirrel Conspiracy|The Squirrel Conspiracy]] because: Per https://www.copyright.gov/rulings-filings/review-board/docs/Major- 232348 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Infobox football league | name = Æþele Lega Gyldfōtþōðer | logo = | pixels = 200 | country = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Americanisc Fōtballþoftscipe|America]]<br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canadian Fōtballþoftscipe|Canada]] | confed = [[CONCACAF]] | founded = [[1993 in fōtballe|1993]] | conferences = [[Major League Soccer#Ēastern Underþoftscipe|Ēastern Underþoftscipe]]<br />[[Major League Soccer#Ƿestern Underþoftscipe|Ƿestern Underþoftscipe]] | teams = [[#Tēamas|29]] | levels = 1 | domest_cup = [[U.S. Open Cup|G.R. Opennes Crēopa]]<br />[[Nutrilite Canadian Championship|Canadisc Ċeampscipe]] | confed_cup = [[CONCACAF Champions Cup|CONCACAF Meȝencēopa]],<br />[[Leagues Cup|Līgacēopa]] | mlscupchamps = [[MLS Cup 2023|Los Angeles FC]] | shieldchamps = [[2023 Major League Soccer tīma|FC Cincinnati]] | most_mlscups = [[LA Galaxy]] (5) | most_shields = [[D.C. United]] (4) | tv = [[Apple TV]], [[FOX Sports|FOX]], [[Rogers SportsNet|RSN]], [[TSN]] | website = [http://www.mlssoccer.com MLSsoccer.com] | current = [[2025 Major League Soccer tīma|2025 MLS tīma]] }} '''Major League Soccer''' ('''MLS''') ({{lang-ang|Æþele Lega Gyldfōtþōðer}}) is andƿīs [[gyldfōtþōðer]] oferclīeƿen onsteald in [[USA|American]] þe se [[Americanisc Fōtballþoftscipe]] ƿielt. Se oferclīeƿen hæfþ 29 tēamas, 26 in American and 3 in [[Canada]]n, and 30 tēamas ƿierþ þȳ 2025 tīman beȝinne. MLS biþ [[Americanisc fōtballes beorg]]es hēafodemnet and [[Canadian fōtballes beorg]]es. Man onstealde Major League Soccer in 1993 ymbe American bēd tō healdenne þone [[1994 FIFA Ƿoruldceampscipe|1994 FIFA Ƿoruldċeampscipe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=About Major League Soccer |publisher=MLSnet |date=5 Hāliȝmōnaþ, 2008 |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/about/ |accessdate=2008-09-05}}</ref> Se [[1996 Major League Soccer season|ǣrest tīma]] ȝelamp in 1996 beȝinnende mid 10 tēamum. Tīman ȝelimpþ fram latum Hrēðmōnþe oþþe ǣrum Ēostremōnþe oþ Blōtmōnþe, mid tēamas pleȝende 30 rihttīmamæccan ǣlċ. Eahta tēamas campaþ in þǣm [[MLS Cup Playoffs|æftertīme]] oþ þone ċeampscipes mæccan, se [[MLS Cup]]. == Wettbewerbs gescēad == Sē gemǣnelīca MLS tīdgyrel byrðþ gewunelīce on Solmōnað and endaþ on Blōtmōnað. Ǽlces gēares fēoht sēo ælces gēares tīm 34 gāras. Sēo tīm mid sēo bēst rǣding biþ gemēted sēo Sēoca Hyld. Ēahtatīene tīma weorðaþ tō cwealmtrǣge on Blōtmōnað. and ǣrernōm, on Gēolmōnaþ, sēo beorhteste gemētung þæs līgges hēafod, sēo MLS cwealm. === Ōðre ġewinsumnesse === Þūtan Mǣran Gyldfōtþōðer Lǣg, þā twēntig-nigon gyldfōtþōðer tēam in MLS spēlaþ on dōmes tō eallþēodig gyldfōtþōðer turnīra. Þæt þēodisc Rīc [[Opennes Crēopa]] is ā gyldfōtbēacnið for eall gyldfōtþōðer tēam on þā Unīedan Rīċan. Þā þrīe Canadiscan tēam spēlaþ on þæt [[Canadisc Ċeampscipe]] mid eall gyldfōtþōðer tēam on [[Canada|Canadalande]]. Þām ūtlande, þā ġesȳnetestan tēam on Mǣran Gyldfōtþōðer Lǣg spēliaþ on þæt [[CONCACAF Meȝencēopa]],<ref>[https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/which-teams-have-qualified-for-concacaf-champions-cup-2024 Hwīċe tēamas sind ǣled for CONCACAF Meȝencēopa 2024?] '''(in Niwenglisc spræc)'''</ref> þæt is for eall þā bīestan hēap tēam on [[Norðamerica]]. Eac hī spēliaþ on þā [[Līgacēopa]], þæt is ā ġewinsumnes betƿēon Mǣran Gyldfōtþōðer Lǣg and Līgamiẏciscan tēam.<ref>[https://www.leaguescup.com/about/ Introducing Leagues Cup]</ref> == Tēamas == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Overview of MLS clubs |- ! scope="col" | Conference ! scope="col" | Club ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | [[List of Major League Soccer stadiums|Stadium]] ! scope="col" | Capacity ! scope="col" | Joined ! scope="col" | Head coach |- !rowspan="15" |[[Eastern Conference (MLS)|Eastern]] ! scope="row"| [[Atlanta United FC]] | [[Ætlanda|Ætlanda on Georgie]] | [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|42,500{{ref|2|2}} | align=center|2017 | [[Gerardo Martino]] |- !scope="row"|[[Charlotte FC]] | [[Ceorlette (Norþcarolīna)|Ceorlette on Norðcaroland]] | [[Bank of America Stadium]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|38,000{{ref|2|2}} | align=center|2022 | [[Dean Smith (footballer, born 1971)|Dean Smith]] |- !scope="row"|[[Chicago Fire FC]] | [[Wīleacstede|Ƿīleacstede on Ēolelum]] | [[Soldier Field]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|24,995{{ref|2|2}} | align=center|1998 | [[Gregg Berhalter]] |- !scope="row"|{{sort|Cincinnati|[[FC Cincinnati]]}} | [[Cincinnatūn|Cincinnatūn on Ohian]] | [[TQL Stadium]] | align=center|26,000 | align=center|2019 | [[Pat Noonan]] |- !scope="row"|[[Columbus Crew]] | [[Columbus (Ohio)|Columbus on Ohian]] | [[ScottsMiracle-Gro Field]] | align=center|20,000 | align=center|1996 | ''Vacant'' |- !scope="row"|[[D.C. United]] | [[Hwæsingatun, D.C.]] | [[Audi Field]] | align=center|20,000 | align=center|1996 | [[René Weiler]] |- !scope="row"|[[Inter Miami CF]] | [[Leoðeredælwīc|Leoðeredælwīc on Blostmalande]] | [[Chase Stadium]] | align=center|21,550 | align=center|2020 | [[Javier Mascherano]] |- !scope="row"|{{sort|Montréal|[[CF Montréal]]}} | [[Muntreall|Muntreall on Cƿuebecum]] | [[Saputo Stadium]] | align=center|19,619 | align=center|2012 | [[Marco Donadel]] |- !scope="row"|[[Nashville SC]] | [[Æscwic on Tennesīeg]] | [[Geodis Park]] | align=center|30,000 | align=center|2020 | [[B. J. Callaghan|B.J. Callaghan]] |- !scope="row"|[[New England Revolution]] | [[Foxburh on Mæseċūm]] | [[Gillette Stadium]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|20,000{{ref|2|2}} | align=center|1996 | [[Marko Mitrović (footballer, born 1978)|Marko Mitrović]] |- !scope="row"|[[New York City FC]] | [[Niweoforwicburg|Niweoforwicburg Nīwum Eoforwīce]] | [[Yankee Stadium]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|30,321{{ref|2|2}} | align=center|2015 | [[Pascal Jansen]] |- !scope="row"|[[New York Red Bulls]] | [[Hægerrīsunu on Nīwum Cēsarum]] | [[Sports Illustrated Stadium]] | align=center|25,000 | align=center|1996 | ''Vacant'' |- !scope="row"|[[Orlando City SC]] | [[Orlando|Orlando on Blostmalande]] | [[Inter&Co Stadium]] | align=center|25,500 | align=center|2015 | [[Óscar Pareja]] |- !scope="row"|[[Philadelphia Union]] | [[Ceaster on Pennwudlandum]] | [[Subaru Park]] | align=center|18,500 | align=center|2010 | [[Bradley Carnell]] |- !scope="row"|[[Toronto FC]] | [[Þoruntūn|Þoruntūn on Ontærige]] | [[BMO Field]] | align=center|28,351 | align=center|2007 | [[Robin Fraser]] |- !rowspan="15" |[[Western Conference (MLS)|Western]] !scope="row"|[[Austin FC]] | [[Ēastūnburh|Ēastūnburh on Texum]] | [[Q2 Stadium]] | align=center|20,500 | align=center|2021 | [[Nico Estévez]] |- !scope="row"|[[Colorado Rapids]] | [[Commerciburg on Colorade]] | [[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]] | align=center|18,061 | align=center|1996 | ''Vacant'' |- !scope="row"|{{sort|Dallas|[[FC Dallas]]}} | [[Friscus on Texum]] | [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]] | align=center|19,096 | align=center|1996 | [[Eric Quill]] |- !scope="row"|[[Houston Dynamo FC]] | [[Hūsestūn|Hūsestūn on Texum]] | [[Shell Energy Stadium]] | align=center|22,039 | align=center|2006 | [[Ben Olsen]] |- !scope="row"|[[Sporting Kansas City]] | [[Cǣnsasburg (Cǣnsas)|Cǣnsasburg on Cǣnsum]] | [[Children's Mercy Park]] | align=center|18,467 | align=center|1996 | ''Vacant'' |- !scope="row"|[[LA Galaxy]] | [[Carrsūnu on Californie]] | [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] | align=center|27,000 | align=center|1996 | [[Greg Vanney]] |- !scope="row"|[[Los Angeles FC]] | [[Enġelasburg|Enġelasburg on Californie]] | [[BMO Stadium]] | align=center|22,000 | align=center|2018 | [[Steve Cherundolo]] |- !scope="row"|[[Minnesota United FC]] | [[Sanct Paulusburg on Minnesohtan]] | [[Allianz Field]] | align=center|19,400 | align=center|2017 | [[Eric Ramsay (football coach)|Eric Ramsay]] |- !scope="row"|[[Portland Timbers]] | [[Portlond (Orēgūn)|Portlond on Ƿaurēgum]] | [[Providence Park]] | align=center|25,218 | align=center|2011 | [[Phil Neville]] |- !scope="row"|[[Real Salt Lake]] | [[Sandlictun on Ūtan]] | [[America First Field]] | align=center|20,213 | align=center|2005 | [[Pablo Mastroeni]] |- !scope="row"|[[San Diego FC]] | [[Sanct Didacusburg|Sanct Didacusburg on Californie]] | [[Snapdragon Stadium]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|35,000 | align=center|2025 | [[Mikey Varas]] |- !scope="row"|[[San Jose Earthquakes]] | [[Sanct Iosepburg, Californie|Sanct Iosepburg on Californie]] | [[PayPal Park]] | align=center|18,000 | align=center|1996 | [[Bruce Arena]] |- !scope="row"|[[Seattle Sounders FC]] | [[Sīatl|Sīatl on Hwæsinglond]] | [[Lumen Field]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|37,722{{ref|2|2}} | align=center|2009 | [[Brian Schmetzer]] |- !scope="row"|[[St. Louis City SC]] | [[Sanct Hloðwigesburg|Sanct Hloðwigesburg on Misseōrum]] | [[Energizer Park]] | align=center|22,423 | align=center|2023 | [[David Critchley]] {{small|(interim)}} |- !scope="row"|[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] | [[Framcūford|Framcūford on Bryttiscum Columbie]] | [[BC Place]]{{ref|1|1}} | align=center|22,120{{ref|2|2}} | align=center|2011 | [[Jesper Sørensen]] |- |} === Former clubs === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Club ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Stadium ! scope="col" | Capacity ! scope="col" | Joined ! scope="col" | Final season |- !scope="row"|[[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] | [[Tampa|Tampa on Blostmalande]] | [[Raymond James Stadium]]{{ref|1|1}} | align="center" |65,657 | align="center" |1996 | align="center" |2001 |- !scope="row"|[[Miami Fusion]] | [[Leoðeredælwīc|Leoðeredælwīc on Blostmalande]] | [[Lockhart Stadium]] | align="center" |17,417 | align="center" |1998 | align="center" |2001 |- !scope="row"|[[Chivas USA]] | [[Carrsūnu on Californie]] | [[StubHub Center]] | align="center" |18,800 | align="center" |2005 | align="center" |2014 |} '''Notes''' :{{nōtlæpel|1|1||&nbsp;Not a [[soccer-specific stadium]]}} :{{nōtlæpel|2|2||&nbsp;Standard reduced capacity for soccer; can be increased}} == Fruman == {{reflist|2}} [[Flocc:Gyldfōtþōðer]] [[Flocc:Pleganleaga þāra Geāndena Rīca American]] oiqw4slqfhtyp1akukewkxgu12idg6r