Old English · proper noun
Hrofesceaster
Normalised Hrofesċeaster
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxro.feʃ.ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/[ˈr̥o.veʃ.ʃæ͜ɑs.ter]
- Syllables
- ˈxro · feʃ · ʃæ͜ɑs · ter (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- rochesterrossiter
Meaning
-
Rochester, a town in England
An. DCCXLI Hēr Æþelheard cing forðferde, ⁊ feng Cūþrēd tō Westseaxna rīċe, ⁊ heold XXVI wintra, ⁊ heardlīċe hē ġewann wiþ Æþelwald cing. ⁊ Cūþbriht wæs tō arċebisċeope ġehālgod, ⁊ Dunn bisċeop tō Hrofesċeastre.
Year 741 In this year King Aethelhard died, and Cuthred ascended to the West Saxon throne. He held it for 26 years, and fought bravely against King Aethelwald. And Cuthbright was ordained archbishop, and Dunn ordained bishop of Rochester.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hrofesċeaster |
| Accusative | Hrofesċeastre |
| Genitive | Hrofesċeastre |
| Dative | Hrofesċeastre |
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Hrofes (“Hrof's”, see also hrof (“roof”)) + ċeaster (“fortified settlement, town”); however, the first element may instead be a corruption of the earlier Latin name Dorubrevis, itself perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *Doruβrewā, from *dor (“gate, door”), from Proto-Celtic *dwār, + Proto-Brythonic *brewā (“bridge”), from Proto-Celtic *briwā. (However, this etymology is itself speculative as no known Brythonic or other Insular Celtic language attests a reflex of *briwā.)
Descendants
rochester, rossiter
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