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Ceolburg
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Ċēolburh
Etymology
From ang ċēol ship burg fortification.
Pronunciation
Ċēolburg
Proper noun
Ċēolburg f
ang female
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An.DCCV Hēr Cūþrēd cyning forþferde on Cantwarum, ⁊ Ċēolburg abbudesse, ⁊ Hēabryht aldormon. Year 805 In this year King Cuthred died in Kent, as did Abbess Ceolburg and Alderman Highbright.
References
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Electronic Sawyer S 135 (Latin) (Offa, king of Mercia, to Crowland Abbey; grant of privileges), Mentioned as "Ceolburga"