Hrofesceaster

Old English

Alternative forms

• Hrofċeaster, Hroueċiester, Rofesċeaster, Rofeċeaster, Roueċiester
• Hrofec̃. (scribal abbreviation)

Etymology

Literally "Hrofi's fortified camp"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxro.feʃ.ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/, [ˈr̥o.veʃ.ʃæ͜ɑs.ter]

Proper noun

Hrofesċeaster f

1. Rochester, a town in England
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCXLI Hēr Æþelheard cing forðferde, ⁊ feng Cūþrēd tō Westseaxna rīċe, ⁊ heold XXVI wintra, ⁊ heardlīċe hē ġewann wiþ Æþelwald cing. ⁊ Cūþbriht wæs tō arċebisċeope ġehālgod, ⁊ Dunn bisċeop tō Hrofesċeastre.

     Year 741 In this year King Aethelhard died, and Cuthred ascended to the West Saxon throne. He held it for 26 years, and fought bravely against King Aethelwald. And Cuthbright was ordained archbishop, and Dunn ordained bishop of Rochester.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Hrofesċeaster	—
accusative	Hrofesċeastre	—
genitive	Hrofesċeastre	—
dative	Hrofesċeastre	—