Scrobbesburh
Old English
Etymology
From *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃrob.besˌburx/, [ˈʃrob.bezˌburˠx]
Proper noun
Sċrobbesburh f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sċrobbesburh | — |
| accusative | Sċrobbesburh | — |
| genitive | Sċrobbesbyriġ | — |
| dative | Sċrobbesbyriġ | — |
Derived terms
- Sċrobbesbyriġsċīr f (“Shropshire”)
Descendants
- Middle English:
- English: Shrewsbury
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Sċrobbesburh”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.