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Defena scir
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Defenasċīr
Etymology
Literally "County of the Devonians" or "County of Devon," more idiomatically "Devon County."
Pronunciation
Defena-sċīr
Proper noun
Defena sċīr f
ang Devon historic county cc/England Devonshire
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCCC.LXXVII Hēr wæs þæt myċċle ġemōt æt Kyrtlingtūne ofer Ēastron, ⁊ þǣr forðferde Sidemann bisċeop, on hrǣdlīċan dēaþe on II Kƚ. Mai. Sē wæs Defnasċire bisċeop ⁊ hē wilnode þæt his līcræst sċeolde bēon æt Cridiantūne æt his bisċeopstōle. Year 977 In this year after Easter there was a great assembly at Kirtlington. There passed away Bishop Sideman, with a sudden death on the calends of March. He was bishop of Devonshire, and he willed that his tomb should be at his palace in Crediton.
Declension
Defena sċīr sg
Descendants
en Devonshire
ang Counties of England