Norþhamtun

Old English

Etymology

From norþ (“north”) +‎ Hāmtūn (its earlier name, changed to distinguish from other towns), from hām (“home”) +‎ tūn (“town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnorθˌxɑːm.tuːn/, [ˈnorˠθˌhɑːm.tuːn]

Proper noun

Norþhāmtūn n

1. Northampton

Declension

Declension of Norþhamtun (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Norþhāmtūn	—
accusative	Norþhāmtūn	—
genitive	Norþhāmtūnes	—
dative	Norþhāmtūne	—

Descendants

• English: Northampton

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Norþhámtún”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.