Sceaftesburg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, sċeaftes (genitive singular of sċeaft (“shaft”)) +‎ burg (“fortified city”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑf.tesˌburɡ/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑf.tezˌburˠɣ]

Proper noun

Sċeaftesburg f

  1. Shaftesbury (a town in Dorset, England).
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      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

singular plural
nominative Sċeaftesburg —
accusative Sċeaftesburg —
genitive Sċeaftesbyrġ —
dative Sċeaftesbyrġ —

Descendants

  • English: Shaftesbury
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