Etymology

Craster

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Today it means: A village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2519). Full definition →

Old English crāwe + ceaster
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromcrāwe + ceaster“fortification or earthwork haunted by crows”
  2. English todayCraster

From Old English crāwe + ceaster (“fortification or earthwork haunted by crows”), recorded as Craucestre in 1242.

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