cenningstow

Old English

Etymology

From cenning +‎ stow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈken.ninɡˌstoːw/, [ˈken.niŋɡˌstoːw]

Noun

cenningstōw f

  1. birthplace
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
      Þa tungel-witegan ferdon and hí gebædon, and ða Iudeiscan boceras bæftan belifon, þe þa cenningstowe þurh bóclic gescead gebícnodon.
      The astrologers went and worshipped, and the Jewish scribes remained behind, who had through book-knowledge pointed out the birthplace.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative cenningstōw cenningstōwa, cenningstōwe
accusative cenningstōwe cenningstōwa, cenningstōwe
genitive cenningstōwe cenningstōwa
dative cenningstōwe cenningstōwum

References

Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cenningstōw”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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