Old English · proper noun
Legaceasterscir
Normalised Legaċeastersċīr
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈle.ɡɑˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/[ˈle.ɣɑˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter]
- Syllables
- ˈle · ɡɑ · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs · ter (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- cheshirenorthwest
Meaning
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Cheshire (a county in northwest England)
An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þys ġēare wæs Æþelgār abbod tō bisċeope ġehālgod...tō þām bisċeopstōle æt Seolesīġġe. ⁊ on þām ylcan ġēare wæs Sūðhāmtūn forhergod fram sċipheriġe, ⁊ sēo burhwaru mǣst ofsleġen ⁊ ġehæft. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tenetland ġehergod. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Leġeċeastersċīr ġehergod fram norð sċiphere.
Year 970 In this year Abbod Ethelgar was ordained bishop of the diocese at Selsey. And in the same year, Southhampton was plundered by a fleet, and most of the citizenry was slain or taken captive. And in the same year, Thanet was ravaged. And in the same year, Cheshire was ravaged by a northern fleet.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Legaċeastersċīr |
| Accusative | Legaċeastersċīre |
| Genitive | Legaċeastersċīre |
| Dative | Legaċeastersċīre |
All forms (2)
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