Old English · proper noun
Clofeshoh
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
Meaning
a location in England, mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the site of a synod in 822
An. DCCCXXII Hēr tweġen ealdormenn wurdan ofsleġene, Būrhelm ⁊ Muca, ⁊ seonoð wæs æt Clofeshoo. Year 822 In this year two aldermen, Burhelm and Muca, were slain, and a synod was held at Clofeshoo.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Etymology
The second element is from hōh (“promontory”)
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