Old English · proper noun
Eoforwicceaster
Normalised Eoforwīcċeaster
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe͜o.for.wiːk.t͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/[ˈe͜o.vorˠ.wiːk.t͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜o · for · wiːk · t͡ʃæ͜ɑs · ter (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- york
Meaning
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York
⁊ he ðǣr on Eoforwīcċeastre ādle forðferde;
And he died of disease there in York;
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Eoforwīcċeaster |
| Accusative | Eoforwīcċeastre |
| Genitive | Eoforwīcċeastre |
| Dative | Eoforwīcċeastre |
All forms (2)
Etymology
By surface analysis, Eoforwīc (“York”) + ċeaster (“town, city”)
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