"Defena scir" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈde.fe.nɑˌʃiːr/, [ˈde.ve.nɑˌʃiːr]
Etymology: Literally "County of the Devonians" or "County of Devon," more idiomatically "Devon County." Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Defena sċīr|sort=}} Defena sċīr f, {{ang-proper noun|f|head=Defena sċīr}} Defena sċīr f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|Defena sċīr|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Defena sċīr|Defena sċīra,Defena sċīre|Defena sċīre|Defena sċīra,Defena sċīre|Defena sċīre|Defena sċīra|Defena sċīre|Defena sċīrum|num=sg|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: Defena sċīr [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Defena sċīr [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Defena sċīre [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Defena sċīre [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Defena sċīre [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], Defenasċīr [alternative]
  1. Devon, Devonshire (a historical county of England) Categories (place): Counties of England, Places in England
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