"Cumberland" meaning in Old English

See Cumberland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Originally Cumbra land, from Cumbra, genitive form of *Cumbre (“Cumbrian Britons”) + land. *Cumbre derives from the Cumbric cognate of Welsh Cymry. Etymology templates: {{m+|cy|Cymry}} Welsh Cymry Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=n|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Cumberland n, {{ang-proper noun|n}} Cumberland n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|Cumberland|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Cumberland|Cumberland|Cumberland|Cumberland|Cumberlandes|Cumberlanda|Cumberlande|Cumberlandum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Cumberland [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Cumberland [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Cumberlandes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Cumberlande [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. Cumbria (a Brittonic kingdom in northern England and southern Scotland) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Cumbria, England Related terms: Stræcledwealas

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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