"Ceolburg" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃe͜oːl.burɡ/, [ˈt͡ʃe͜oːɫ.burˠɣ] Forms: Ċēolburg [canonical, feminine], Ċēolburh [alternative]
Etymology: From ċēol (“ship”) + burg (“city”) Etymology templates: {{af|ang|ċēol|burg|t1=ship|t2=city}} ċēol (“ship”) + burg (“city”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Ċēolburg|sort=}} Ċēolburg f, {{ang-proper noun|f|head=Ċēolburg}} Ċēolburg f
  1. a female given name
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          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn.DCCV Hēr Cūþrēd cyning forþferde on Cantwarum, ⁊ Ċēolburg abbudesse, ⁊ Hēabryht aldormon.\nYear 805 In this year King Cuthred died in Kent, as did Abbess Ceolburg and Alderman Highbright.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃe͜oːl.burɡ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃe͜oːɫ.burˠɣ]"
    }
  ],
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          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn.DCCV Hēr Cūþrēd cyning forþferde on Cantwarum, ⁊ Ċēolburg abbudesse, ⁊ Hēabryht aldormon.\nYear 805 In this year King Cuthred died in Kent, as did Abbess Ceolburg and Alderman Highbright.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃe͜oːl.burɡ/"
    },
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    }
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