Oxenford

Middle English Alternative forms enm Oxeford Oxenfoord Oxenforde Oxenforthe Oxforde Oxineford Oxinford Oxneford Oxynford enm Ocsenford Oxeneford Oxenevord Oxnefort early Etymology From enm ang Oxnaford, ang Oxenaford; equivalent to enm oxen ford oxen ford. Pronunciation enm /ˈɔksə(n)fɔrd/ /ˈɔksə(n)ˌfoːrd/ Proper noun enm proper noun enm city in co/Oxfordshire cc/England Oxford c 1137 89 Þa þe kıng S[tephne] to engla[land] co[m] þa macod he hıſ gaderıng æt Oxenefoꝛd. ⁊ þar he na[m] þe b[ıſcop] Roger of Sereb[er]ı ⁊ Alex[ander] b[ıſcop] of lıncol ⁊ te canceler Rog[er] hıſe neueſ. ⁊ dıde ælle ın p[ꝛı]ſun. tıl hı ıafen up here caſtleſ. When King Stephen came to England, he held his assembly at Oxford; there he arrested Roger, the Bishop of Salisbury, and Alexander, the Bishop of Lincoln and Roger the Chancellor, his nephews, and put them all in prison until they gave up their castles. Hg Clerk's Prologue 173 yes https://viewer.library.wales/4628556#?#&cv=357 Sıre clerk of Oxenfoꝛd our hooſt saẏde / ẏe rıde as coy and ſtille as dooth a maẏde / Were newe spouſed sittẏng at the boꝛd / This day ne herde I of youre tonge a word "Sir Clerk of Oxford", our host said, / "You ride as demure and quiet as a maid does / when just married, sitting at the table; / today I haven't heard a word from your tongue " Related terms enm Oxenfordschire Descendants en Oxford obsolete en Oxeford gmw-msc Oxinfurd Oxinfurde Oxinfuird sco Oxford fro Ocsenefort Oxeford Oxeneforde Oxenefort 1