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Cynemæresford
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Kynemǣresford
Etymology
From ang *Cynemǣre an unattested personal name -es genitive marker ford ford
Proper noun
Cynemǣresford m
ang Kempsford village/and/civil parish co/Gloucestershire cc/England c/UK
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang ⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe. And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he met Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.
Declension
Cynemǣresford sg 1
Descendants
en Kempsford
References
Cyne-mǽres ford 7131