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Bedan ford

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Bedan ford, Beda-ford, Bedcan ford, Bede-ford, Bedican ford, Biedcan ford, es ; m : dat. -forde, -forda [Hunt. A. D. 1148 Bedeford : West. 1377 Bedford : Kni. 1395 Bedforde, Bedeforde : bedan = bedum lectis, ford vadum: lectos et diversoria ad vadum sonans, Camd.]
BEDFORD; oppidi nomen
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  • Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon

    the first men belonged to Bedford,

    • Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2
      • .

  • Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda

    king Edward went to Bedford,

    • 919; Ing. 133. 13
      • .

  • Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda

    pervenirent ad Bedanfordam,

    • Chr. 921; Gib. 107, 40
      • .
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v.  Beda-ford Bedcan ford Bede-ford Bedican ford Biedcan ford.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “Bedan ford.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/3291.

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