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Old English
Etymology
Literally "Hrofi's fortified camp"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxro.feʃ.ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/,
Proper noun
Hrofesċeaster f
- Rochester, a town in England
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An. DCCXLI Hēr Æþelheard cing forðferde, ⁊ feng Cūþrēd tō Westseaxna rīċe, ⁊ heold XXVI wintra, ⁊ heardlīċe hē ġewann wiþ Æþelwald cing. ⁊ Cūþbriht wæs tō arċebisċeope ġehālgod, ⁊ Dunn bisċeop tō Hrofesċeastre.- Year 741 In this year King Aethelhard died, and Cuthred ascended to the West Saxon throne. He held it for 26 years, and fought bravely against King Aethelwald. And Cuthbright was ordained archbishop, and Dunn ordained bishop of Rochester.
Declension
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