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Old English · proper noun

Coludesburg

Part of speech
proper noun, feminine
Modern English
coldinghamberwickshirecoastal

Meaning

  1. Coldingham (a coastal village and community council area in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland)

    ⁊ Coludesburh forbarn mid godcundum fȳre.

    And Coldingham was burned down by heavenly fire.

    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Etymology

From *Coludes, genitive of an unattested name *Coludes, + burg (“fortified place”)

Descendants

coldingham

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