"Clofeshoh" meaning in Old English

See Clofeshoh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Clofeshōh [canonical, masculine], Clofeshoo [alternative], Cleofeshoo [alternative]
Etymology: The second element is from hōh (“promontory”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Clofeshōh|sort=}} Clofeshōh m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Clofeshōh}} Clofeshōh m
  1. a location in England, mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the site of a synod in 822 Categories (place): Places in England
    Sense id: en-Clofeshoh-ang-name-eSrj33CU Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
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        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCCXXII Hēr tweġen ealdormenn wurdan ofsleġene, Būrhelm ⁊ Muca, ⁊ seonoð wæs æt Clofeshoo.\nYear 822 In this year two aldermen, Burhelm and Muca, were slain, and a synod was held at Clofeshoo.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cleofeshoo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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        "a location in England, mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the site of a synod in 822"
      ],
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