Old English · proper noun
Defenas
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈde.fe.nɑs/[ˈde.ve.nɑs]
- Syllables
- ˈde · fe · nɑs (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- devoniansdevon
Meaning
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(plural)Devonians
An. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen.
Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devonians at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and there was great carnage.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle -
(plural)Devon
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
Derived from an early medieval Celtic name for the Dumnonii, a British tribe that once lived in the area.
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