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Lincolne
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Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Lincoln Lyncole Lyncoln Lyncolne
enm Lincol early
Etymology
enm :inh ang:Lindcylene
From enm ang Lindcolen, ang Lindcylene, from enm la Lindum Colōnia.
Pronunciation
enm /ˈlinkəln(ə)/ /ˈlinkəl(ə)/
Proper noun
enm proper noun
enm city in co/Lincolnshire cc/England Lincoln
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.
Related terms
enm Lincolneschire
Descendants
en Lincoln
fro Lincole Nicole Nichole 1
roa-oit Niccola 1
la-med Lincolnia 1