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Old English · proper noun

Lundenwic

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine

Meaning

  1. London

    Ġif Cantwara æniġ in Lundenwīc fēoh ġebyċġe, hæbbe him tweġen oððe ðrēo unfācne ċeorlas tō ġewitnesse oþþe cyninges wīcġerēfan.

    If any person of Kent buys property in London, he should have two or three trustworthy men or the king's reeve, as a witness.

    Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric

Etymology

Lunden (“London”) + wīc (“settlement”)

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