Ælfsige
Old English
Etymology
From ælf (“elf”) and siġe (“victory”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈælfˌsi.je/, [ˈæɫfˌsi.je]
Proper noun
Ælfsiġe m
- a male given name
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ælfsiġe | — |
| accusative | Ælfsiġe | — |
| genitive | Ælfsiġes | — |
| dative | Ælfsiġe | — |
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1417 (The familia of New Minster, Winchester, to Alfred, minister of King Athelstan; lease, for three lives, of 20 hides (cassati) at Chisledon, Wilts.), Ælfsige is mentioned as "Ælfsige" in the text section and in the old text section.
- “King Æthelstan of England grants privileges to the bishopric of Crediton in return for 60 pounds of silver”, in Cotton MS Augustus II 31[1] (in Old English), 933, via British Library