Werham

Old English

Etymology

From wer (“weir”) +‎ hām (“home”)

Proper noun

Werham m

  1. Wareham (a market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England)
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXXIIII Hēr Cyneheard ofslōh Cynewulf cyng ⁊ hē þǣr wearð ofsleġen ⁊ LXXXIIII manna mid him. ⁊ þā onfeng Brihtrīċ Westseaxna rīċes, ⁊ hē rixode XVI winter ⁊ his līc lið æt Werhām.
      Year 784 In this year Cyneheard killed King Cynewulf, and eight-four men were slain with him. And then Brightric became king of the West Saxons. He reigned sixteen years and his body lies at Werham.
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