Old English · proper noun
Centrice
Normalised Centrīċe
- Part of speech
- proper noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈkentˌriː.t͡ʃe/
- Syllables
- ˈkent · ˌriː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- kent
Meaning
-
the kingdom of Kent
Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemæro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc.
At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Cent (“Kent”) + rīċe (“kingdom”)
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