Wintanceaster

Old English

Alternative forms

• Wentanċeaster
• Wæntan (shortened form)

Etymology

From Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + ċeastre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwin.tɑnˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/

Proper noun

Wintanċeaster m

1. Winchester (city in England)
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme.

     Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Wintanċeaster	—
accusative	Wintanċeastre	—
genitive	Wintanċeastre	—
dative	Wintanċeastre	—

Descendants

• English: Winchester