Cantware

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Cent +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cantware m pl

  1. the people of Kent
  2. Kent
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 488
      Hēr Æsċ fēng tō rīċe, and wæs þrēo and twēntiġ wintra Cantwara cyning.
      In this year Ash came to the throne, and he was the king of Kent for 23 years.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXIII Hēr ōþēowde rēad Crīstes mǣl on heofonum æfter sunnan setlgange. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġefuhtan Myrċe ⁊ Cantware æt Ottanforda.
      Year 773 In this year a red crucifix appeared in the heavens after the setting of the sun. And in that year, Mercia and Kent fought at Otford.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative — Cantware
accusative — Cantware
genitive — Cantwara
dative — Cantwarum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Kent-wærre
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