Defenas

Old English Etymology Derived from an early medieval ang cel - name for the la Dumnonii, a British tribe that once lived in the area. Compare cel-bry-pro *Düβnėnt. Pronunciation Defenas Proper noun m-p Devonians 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 Devonians at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and there was great carnage. Devon Declension Defenas Defenas Defena,Defna Defenum,Defnum Derived terms ang Defena sċīr ang Defenisċ ang Counties of England