Cealchyþ

Old English

Etymology

ċealc (“chalk”) +‎ hȳþ (“harbor”)

Proper noun

Ċealchȳþ f

1. Chalk (a suburban village attached to the east side of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent, England)
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod.

     Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chalk, and Archbishop Eanbright gave up some a part of his bishopdom, and Higebright was chosen by King Offa, and Edgeferth was crowned king.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Ċealchȳþ	—
accusative	Ċealchȳþe	—
genitive	Ċealchȳþe	—
dative	Ċealchȳþe	—