Beorgford

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

beorg (“mountain, hill”) +‎ ford (“ford”)

Proper noun

Beorgford m

  1. Burford (a town and civil parish of West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England)
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLII Hēr Cūðrēd ġefeaht þȳ XII ġēare his rīċes æt Beorhforda wiþ Æþelbald.
      Year 752 In this year, the twelfth of his reign, Cuthred fought against Athelbald at Burford.

Declension

Strong u-stem:

singular plural
nominative Beorgford —
accusative Beorgford —
genitive Beorgforda —
dative Beorgforda —

Descendants

  • English: Burford

References

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