Hamtunscir
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hāmtūnsċīr f
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hāmtūnsċīr | — |
| accusative | Hāmtūnsċīre | — |
| genitive | Hāmtūnsċīre | — |
| dative | Hāmtūnsċīre | — |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: Hampteschire, Hampschire, Hamptschire, Hamptshyre
- English: Hampshire; Hamptonshire (remodelled after Southhampton or Old English Hāmtūnsċir)
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Hāmtūnsċīr”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.