Gleawceaster

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Glēvum +‎ ċeaster.

Proper noun

Glēawċeaster f

  1. Gloucester
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCCXL Hēr Æþelstān cyning forþferde on Glēaweċestre...⁊ Æþelstān cyning ricsode XIIII ġēar ⁊ tēon wucan.
      Year 940 In this year King Athelstan died in Gloucester...he reigned for 14 years and ten weeks.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Glēawċeaster —
accusative Glēawċeastre —
genitive Glēawċeastre —
dative Glēawċeastre —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Glowchestre

References

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