Old English · proper noun
Hamtunscir
Normalised Hāmtūnsċīr
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- Modern English
- hampshirehamptonshire
Meaning
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Hampshire
An. DCCCLX Hēr Aþelbald cing forðferde ⁊ his līc līð on Sċīrburnan, ⁊ feng Æþelbriht tō ealle þām rīce his brōðor, ⁊ hē hit heold on gōdre ġeþwærnesse, ⁊ his dæġe cōm myċel sċiphere upp ⁊ ābrǣcan Wintanċeaster ⁊ wið þone here ġefuhtan Wulfheard ealderman mid Hāmtūnsċīre, Æþelwulf ealderman mid Bearrocsċīre, ⁊ þone here ġeflȳmdan...
Year 860 In this year King Athelbald passed away, and is body lies in Sherbourne. Athelbright took hold over the entire kingdom of his brother in a time of good peace, but in his day a great fleet came up and attacked Winchester. Alderman Wulfheard fought against the fleet with Hampshire and Alderman Athelwulf with Berkshire, and the fleet was put to flight...
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hāmtūnsċīr |
| Accusative | Hāmtūnsċīre |
| Genitive | Hāmtūnsċīre |
| Dative | Hāmtūnsċīre |
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Hāmtūn + sċīr.
Descendants
hampshire, hamptonshire
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