Old English · proper noun
Weogornaceaster
Normalised Weogornaċeaster
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwe͜o.ɡor.nɑˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/[ˈwe͜o.ɣorˠ.nɑˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter]
- Syllables
- ˈwe͜o · ɡor · nɑ · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs · ter (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- worcesterworcestershire
Meaning
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Worcester (a town in Worcestershire, England)
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Weogornaċeaster |
| Accusative | Weogornaċeastre |
| Genitive | Weogornaċeastre |
| Dative | Weogornaċeastre |
All forms (2)
Etymology
From *Weogor(e)na, genitive form of a pre-English tribal name *Weogoran + ċeaster. Thus, “fort of the Weogoran”.
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