Cippan-ham

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cippan-ham

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -hamm, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 Cippan-ham

m. [Hunt. Cipenham: Brom. Chipenham] CHIPPENHAM, Wilts; villæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi :-- Hér hine bestæl se here on midne winter ofer twelftan niht to Cippanhamme in this year [A. D. 878], at mid-winter, after twelfth night, the army stole itself away to Chippenham, Chr. 878; Erl. 79, 29. Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre 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, Chr. 879; Erl. 80, 26; 81, 23. cippan-ham

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛁᛈᛈᚪᚾ-ᚻᚪᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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