Gleawceasterscir

Old English

Etymology

From Glēawċeaster +‎ sċīr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlæ͜ɑːw.t͡ʃæ͜ɑs.terˌʃiːr/

Proper noun

Glēawċeastersċīr f

1. Gloucestershire

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Glēawċeastersċīr	—
accusative	Glēawċeastersċīre	—
genitive	Glēawċeastersċīre	—
dative	Glēawċeastersċīre	—

Descendants

• Middle English: *Glowchestre schire
  • English: Gloucestershire

References

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