Old English · proper noun
Cumberland
- Part of speech
- proper noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- Modern English
- cumbriacumberlandbrittonicscotland
Meaning
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Cumbria (a Brittonic kingdom in northern England and southern Scotland)
An. DCCCCXLV Hēr Ēadmund cyning oferhergode eall Cumbraland, ⁊ hit lēt eall tō Malculme Sċotta cinge on þæt ġerād þæt hē wǣre his midwyrhta æġþer ġe on sǣ ġe on lande.
Year 945 In this year King Edmund overran all of Cumberland, and let it all to King Malcom of Scotland, on the condition that he would be his cooperator on both sea and land.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cumberland |
| Accusative | Cumberland |
| Genitive | Cumberlandes |
| Dative | Cumberlande |
All forms (3)
Etymology
Originally Cumbra land, from Cumbra, genitive form of *Cumbre (“Cumbrian Britons”) + land. *Cumbre derives from Cumbric *Cumbri, cognate of Welsh Cymry.
Descendants
cumberland
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