Old English · proper noun
Cantware
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈkɑntˌwɑ.re/
- Syllables
- ˈkɑnt · ˌwɑ · re (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- kenterkent
Meaning
-
(plural)the people of Kent
Ġif Cantwara æniġ in Lundenwīċ fēoh ġebyċġe, hæbbe him tweġen oððe ðrēo unfācne ċeorlas tō ġewitnesse oþþe cyninges wīcġerēfan.
If any person of Kent buys property in London, he should have two or three trustworthy men or the king's reeve, as a witness.
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric -
(plural)Kent
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 488
In this year Ash came to the throne, and he was the king of Kent for 23 years.
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Cent + -ware.
Descendants
kenter
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