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Old English · proper noun

Cealchyþ

Normalised Ċealchȳþ

Part of speech
proper noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
Modern English
chelseaossulstonemiddlesex

Meaning

  1. a settlement in the hundred of Ossulstone, Middlesex, England; modern Chelsea

    An. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod. Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chelsea, and Archbishop Jænberht gave up some a part of his bishopdom, and Hygeberht was chosen by King Offa, and Ecgfriþ was conse

    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Declension

Declension of Cealchyþ
Singular
Nominative Ċealchȳþ
Accusative Ċealchȳþe
Genitive Ċealchȳþe
Dative Ċealchȳþe

All forms (2)

Etymology

From ċealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“harbor”)

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