Old English · proper noun
Gafulford
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong u-stem/a-stem
- Modern English
- camelfordidentifiedthoughdisputedlocationsite
Meaning
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A location in England, site of a battle in 823 C.E. It has been identified with Camelford, though this is disputed.
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 Devons 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
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gafulford |
| Accusative | Gafulford |
| Genitive | GafulfordaGafulfordes |
| Dative | GafulfordaGafulforde |
All forms (4)
Etymology
By surface analysis, gaful (“tax, rent”) + ford (“ford”)
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