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Sceaftesburg
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Sċæftesburg
Etymology
ang sċeaftes<pos:genitive singular of ang sċeaft shaft> burg<t:fortified city>.
Pronunciation
Sċeaftes-burg
Proper noun
Sċeaftesburg f
ang Shaftesbury town co/Dorset cc/England
980 235 An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þissum ġēare Ælfere ealdorman ġefette þēs hālgan cyninges līchaman æt Werhām, ⁊ ġeferode hine mid myċċlum wurðsċipe tō Sċæftesbyriġ. Year 980 In this year Prince Elfhere fetched the body of the holy king [Edward] at Wareham, and brought it with much fanfare to Shaftesbury.
Declension
Sċeaftesburg Sċeaftesburg Sċeaftesbyrġ Sċeaftesbyrġ
Descendants
en Shaftesbury