Old English · proper noun
Defena scir
Normalised Defena sċīr
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈde.fe.nɑˌʃiːr/[ˈde.ve.nɑˌʃiːr]
- Syllables
- ˈde · fe · nɑ · ˌʃiːr (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- devonshiredevoncounty
Meaning
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Devon, Devonshire (a historical county of England)
An. DCCCC.LXXVII Hēr wæs þæt myċċle ġemōt æt Kyrtlingtūne ofer Ēastron, ⁊ þǣr forðferde Sidemann bisċeop, on hrǣdlīċan dēaþe on II Kƚ. Mai. Sē wæs Defnasċire bisċeop ⁊ hē wilnode þæt his līcræst sċeolde bēon æt Cridiantūne æt his bisċeopstōle.
Year 977 In this year after Easter there was a great assembly at Kirtlington. There passed away Bishop Sideman, with a sudden death on the calends of March. He was bishop of Devonshire, and he willed that his tomb should be at his palace in Crediton.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Defena sċīr |
| Accusative | Defena sċīre |
| Genitive | Defena sċīre |
| Dative | Defena sċīre |
All forms (2)
Etymology
Literally "County of the Devonians" or "County of Devon," more idiomatically "Devon County."
Descendants
devonshire
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