"Defenas" meaning in Old English

See Defenas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈde.fe.nɑs/, [ˈde.ve.nɑs]
Etymology: Derived from an early medieval Celtic name for the Dumnonii, a British tribe that once lived in the area. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|cel|-}} Celtic Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m-p|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Defenas m pl, {{ang-proper noun|m-p}} Defenas m pl Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun||Defenas||Defenas||Defena,Defna||Defenum}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], Defenas [nominative, plural], - [accusative, singular], Defenas [accusative, plural], - [genitive, singular], Defena [genitive, plural], Defna [genitive, plural], - [dative, singular], Defenum [dative, plural]
  1. Devonians Tags: masculine, plural Categories (place): Counties of England
    Sense id: en-Defenas-ang-name-~eUf14qp Disambiguation of Counties of England: 47 53 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. Devon Tags: masculine, plural Categories (place): Counties of England
    Sense id: en-Defenas-ang-name-FSQi3YFa Disambiguation of Counties of England: 47 53 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Old English pluralia tantum: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Defena sċīr, Defenisċ

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Defena sċīr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Defenisċ"
    }
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Defenas",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Defena",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Defna",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Defenum",
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      ]
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        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
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      },
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        "5": "",
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          "english": "Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devonians at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and there was great carnage.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen.",
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        }
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈde.fe.nɑs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈde.ve.nɑs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Defenas"
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
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      "form": "Defenas",
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Defenum",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devonians at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and there was great carnage.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen.",
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      "glosses": [
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    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈde.ve.nɑs]"
    }
  ],
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