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Gafulford
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Gafolford
Etymology
ang gaful tax, rent ford ford
Proper noun
m
A location in England, site of a battle in 823 C.E. It has been identified with Camelford, though this is disputed.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen. Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devons at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and there was great carnage.
Declension
Gafulford sg 1
References
Gaful-ford 25127