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Old English
Etymology
Derived from an early medieval Celtic name for the Dumnonii, a British tribe that once lived in the area.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Defenas m pl
- Devonians
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen.- Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devonians at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and there was great carnage.
- Devon
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