Dornsæte

Old English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Dornsǣte m pl

  1. the people of Dorset
  2. Dorset, Dorsetshire
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCC.LXXXII Hēr on þȳs ġēare cōmon upp on Dorsǣtum III. sċypu wīcinga ⁊ hergedon on Portlande.
      Year 982 In this year three Viking ships came up to Dorset and raided Portland.

Declension

singular plural
nominative — Dornsǣte
accusative — Dornsǣte
genitive — Dornsǣta
dative — Dornsǣtum, Dornsǣton, Dornsǣtan

Descendants

  • Middle English: Dorsete, Dorset, Dorsette
    • English: Dorset
    • → Old French: Dorsete

References

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