Crecgan ford

Old English Dictionary Entry

Crecgan ford

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Creccan ford, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 Crecgan ford

m. [Hunt. Creganford: the ford of the river Cray] CRAYFORD, Kent; loci nomen in agro Cantiano :-- Hér Hengest and Æsc fuhton wið Brettas in ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Crecgan ford in this year [A. D. 457] Hengest and Æsc fought against the Britons at the place which is called Crayford, Chr. 457; Erl. 12, 18. crecgan ford

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚱᛖᚳᚷᚪᚾ ᚠᚩᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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