"ceaster" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/
Etymology: From Latin castra (“camp”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|castra|t=camp}} Latin castra (“camp”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=ċeaster|head2=|sort=}} ċeaster f, {{ang-noun|f|head=ċeaster}} ċeaster f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|ċeastr|nomsg=ċeaster}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ċeaster|ċeastra,ċeastre|ċeastre|ċeastra,ċeastre|ċeastre|ċeastra|ċeastre|ċeastrum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: ċeaster [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ċeaster [nominative, singular], ċeastra [nominative, plural], ċeastre [nominative, plural], ċeastre [accusative, singular], ċeastra [accusative, plural], ċeastre [accusative, plural], ċeastre [genitive, singular], ċeastra [genitive, plural], ċeastre [dative, singular], ċeastrum [dative, plural]
  1. fortress, fort
    Sense id: en-ceaster-ang-noun-hBzUjvFS
  2. fortified settlement, town, city
    Sense id: en-ceaster-ang-noun-2MemI2y0 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burg, ċester [Mercian], Kentish, ċæster [Anglian], cæster — Northumbrian
Derived forms: Andredesċeaster (english: Anderitum), Baþanċeaster (english: Bath), ċeasterbūend (english: city dweller), Ċeastersċīr (english: Cheshire), ċeasterwara (english: citizen), Ċirenċeaster (english: Cirencester), Ċisseċeaster (english: Chichester), Colneċeaster (english: Colchester), Dorceċeaster (english: Dorchester), Dorwitċeaster (english: Canterbury), Eoforwīcċeaster (english: Exeter), Exanċeaster (english: Exeter), Glēawċeaster (english: Gloucester), Glēawċeastersċīr (english: Gloucestershire), Grantaċeaster (english: Grantchester), Hrofesċeaster (english: Rochester), Legaċeaster (english: Chester), Legaċeastersċīr (english: Cheshire), Ligoraċeaster (english: Leicester), Lundenċeaster [London], Mameċeaster (english: Manchester), nēahċeaster (english: neighboring city), sǣċeaster (english: maritime town), Tōfeċeaster (english: Towcester), Wætlingaċeaster (english: St. Alban's), Weogornaċeaster (english: Worcester), Wintanċeaster (english: Winchester)
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      "english": "Anderitum",
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    },
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      "english": "Cirencester",
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    },
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      "word": "Ċisseċeaster"
    },
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      "english": "Colchester",
      "word": "Colneċeaster"
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      "english": "Dorchester",
      "word": "Dorceċeaster"
    },
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      "english": "Canterbury",
      "word": "Dorwitċeaster"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Exeter",
      "word": "Eoforwīcċeaster"
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      "english": "Exeter",
      "word": "Exanċeaster"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "ċeastrum",
      "source": "declension",
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      "id": "en-ceaster-ang-noun-hBzUjvFS",
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          "english": "And also at this time there was a great famine in the Greek metropolis of Constantinople; and a plague followed immediately after. Also many walls with fifty-seven towers fell and collapsed and many other cities fell to ruin.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nSwylċe ēac þissum tīdum cōm myċel hungor on Constantinopolim Crēca ealdorburh: ⁊ sōna wōl was æfterfyliġende. Ġe ēac moniġe weallas mid seofon ⁊ fīfteġum tōrran ġehruron ⁊ ġefeollan ⁊ swylċe ēac moniġe ōðre ċeastre tōhrorene wǣron.",
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          "fortified"
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          "settlement",
          "settlement"
        ],
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        ]
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/"
    }
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      "word": "burg"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "ċæster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ceaster"
}
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "english": "Anderitum",
      "word": "Andredesċeaster"
    },
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      "english": "Bath",
      "word": "Baþanċeaster"
    },
    {
      "english": "city dweller",
      "word": "ċeasterbūend"
    },
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      "english": "Cheshire",
      "word": "Ċeastersċīr"
    },
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      "english": "citizen",
      "word": "ċeasterwara"
    },
    {
      "english": "Cirencester",
      "word": "Ċirenċeaster"
    },
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      "english": "Chichester",
      "word": "Ċisseċeaster"
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      "english": "Colchester",
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    },
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      "english": "Dorchester",
      "word": "Dorceċeaster"
    },
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      "english": "Canterbury",
      "word": "Dorwitċeaster"
    },
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      "english": "Exeter",
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      "english": "Gloucester",
      "word": "Glēawċeaster"
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      "word": "Glēawċeastersċīr"
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      "word": "Grantaċeaster"
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      "english": "Rochester",
      "word": "Hrofesċeaster"
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      "word": "Legaċeaster"
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      "word": "Legaċeastersċīr"
    },
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      "english": "Leicester",
      "word": "Ligoraċeaster"
    },
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      "word": "Lundenċeaster"
    },
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          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nSwylċe ēac þissum tīdum cōm myċel hungor on Constantinopolim Crēca ealdorburh: ⁊ sōna wōl was æfterfyliġende. Ġe ēac moniġe weallas mid seofon ⁊ fīfteġum tōrran ġehruron ⁊ ġefeollan ⁊ swylċe ēac moniġe ōðre ċeastre tōhrorene wǣron.",
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        "Mercian"
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      "word": "Kentish"
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      ],
      "word": "ċæster"
    },
    {
      "word": "cæster — Northumbrian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceaster"
}

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