Gleawceaster

Old English

Alternative forms

• Glǣaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, Glēawċester, Glēaweċeaster
• Gleweċeaster, Glewċester — late

Etymology

From Latin Glēvum +‎ ċeaster.

Proper noun

Glēawċeaster f

1. Gloucester

Declension

Declension of Glēawċeaster (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Glēawċeaster	—
accusative	Glēawċeastre	—
genitive	Glēawċeastre	—
dative	Glēawċeastre	—

Derived terms

• Glēawċeastersċīr

Descendants

• Middle English: Glowchestre
  • English: Gloucester

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Glēawċeaster”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.