Old English · proper noun
Cynemæresford
Normalised Cynemǣresford
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong u-stem/a-stem
- Modern English
- kempsfordgloucestershireunited
Meaning
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Kempsford (a village and civil parish of Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom)
⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe.
And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he met Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cynemǣresford |
| Accusative | Cynemǣresford |
| Genitive | CynemǣresfordaCynemǣresfordes |
| Dative | CynemǣresfordaCynemǣresforde |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From *Cynemǣre (an unattested personal name) + -es (genitive marker) + ford (“ford”)
Descendants
kempsford
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