Wætlingaceaster

Old English

Etymology

The second element is from ceaster (“city”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæt.lin.ɡɑˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/, [ˈwæt.liŋ.ɡɑˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter]

Proper noun

Wætlingaċeaster f

1. St. Albans (cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England)

References

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