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Old English · proper noun

Kyrtlingtun

Normalised Kyrtlingtūn

Part of speech
proper noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈkyrt.linɡ.tuːn/
[ˈkyrˠt.liŋɡ.tuːn]
Syllables
ˈkyrt · linɡ · tuːn (3 syllables)
Modern English
kirtlingtonoxfordshire

Meaning

  1. Kirtlington (a village in Oxfordshire, England).

    An. DCCCC.LXXVII Hēr wæs þæt myċċle ġemōt æt Kyrtlingtūne ofer Ēastron, ⁊ þǣr forðferde Sidemann bisċeop, on hrǣdlīċan dēaþe on II Kƚ. Mai. Sē wæs Defnasċire bisċeop ⁊ hē wilnode þæt his līcræst sċeolde bēon æt Cridiantūne æt his bisċeopstōle.

    Year 977 In this year there was a great assembly after Easter at Kirtlington. There passed away Bishop Sideman, with a sudden death on the calends of March. He was bishop of Devonshire, and he desired that his tomb should be at his palace in Crediton.

    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Declension

Declension of Kyrtlingtun
Singular
Nominative Kyrtlingtūn
Accusative Kyrtlingtūn
Genitive Kyrtlingtūnes
Dative Kyrtlingtūne

All forms (3)

Descendants

kirtlington

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