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Old English · proper noun

Scrobbesburh

Normalised Sċrobbesburh

Part of speech
proper noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈʃrob.besˌburx/
[ˈʃrob.bezˌburˠx]
Syllables
ˈʃrob · bes · ˌburx (3 syllables)
Modern English
shrewsbury

Meaning

  1. Shrewsbury

Declension

Declension of Scrobbesburh
Singular
Nominative Sċrobbesburh
Accusative Sċrobbesburh
Genitive Sċrobbesbyriġ
Dative Sċrobbesbyriġ

All forms (2)

Etymology

From *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh.

Descendants

shrewsbury

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