Cealchyþ

Old English

Etymology

From ċealc (“chalk”) +‎ hȳþ (“harbor”)

Proper noun

Ċealchȳþ f

  1. a settlement in the hundred of Ossulstone, Middlesex, England; modern Chelsea [785]
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod.
      Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chelsea, and Archbishop Jænberht gave up some a part of his bishopdom, and Hygeberht was chosen by King Offa, and Ecgfriþ was consecrated king.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ċealchȳþ —
accusative Ċealchȳþe —
genitive Ċealchȳþe —
dative Ċealchȳþe —
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