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Ciren-ceaster

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]
CIRENCESTER, Cicester, Gloucestershire; Cirencestria in agro Glocestriensi
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  • Hie genámon iii ceastra Gleawanceaster, and Cirenceaster [Cyrenceaster, col. 2, 3], and Baðanceaster ,

    they took three cities, Gloucester, and Cirencester, and Bath,

    • Chr. 577
    • ;
    • Th. 32, 41, col. 1
    • .
  • Æt Cirenceastre [Cyrenceastre, col, 2, 3]

    at Cirencester,

    • 628
    • ;
    • Th. 44, 13, col. 1
    • .
  • Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre [Cyrenceastre, col. 2, 3] of Cippanhamme, and sæt ðǽr án geár

    in this year [A. D. 879] the army went from Chippenham to Cirencester, and remained there one year,

    • 879
    • ;
    • Th. 148, 38, col. 1: 880
    • ;
    • Th. 150, 8, col. 1
    • .
  • Hér, on Eastron, wæs micel gemót æt Cyrenceastre in this year [A. D. 1020],

    at Easter, there was a great council at Cirencester,

    • 1020
    • ;
    • Th. 286, 12, col. 2
    • .
  • Him eóde on hand se cyning and ða burhware ðe wǽron on Cyrnceastre

    the king came into his hands and the townspeople who were in Cirencester,

    • Ors. 5, 12
    • ;
    • Bos. 110, 22
    • .
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