Defena scir

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "County of the Devonians" or "County of Devon," more idiomatically "Devon County."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.fe.nɑˌʃiːr/, [ˈde.ve.nɑˌʃiːr]

Proper noun

Defena sċīr f

  1. Devon, Devonshire (a historical county of England)
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCC.LXXVII Hēr wæs þæt myċċle ġemōt æt Kyrtlingtūne ofer Ēastron, ⁊ þǣr forðferde Sidemann bisċeop, on hrǣdlīċan dēaþe on II Kƚ. Mai. Sē wæs Defnasċire bisċeop ⁊ hē wilnode þæt his līcræst sċeolde bēon æt Cridiantūne æt his bisċeopstōle.
      Year 977 In this year after Easter there was a great assembly at Kirtlington. There passed away Bishop Sideman, with a sudden death on the calends of March. He was bishop of Devonshire, and he willed that his tomb should be at his palace in Crediton.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Defena sċīr —
accusative Defena sċīre —
genitive Defena sċīre —
dative Defena sċīre —

Descendants

  • English: Devonshire
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