Centwine

From Cent (“Kent”) + wine (“friend”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkentˌwi.ne/

Centwine m

1. a male given name
2. Centwine of Wessex; Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex in the 7th Century.
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCLXXXII On þissum ġēare Centwine ġeflīemde Bretwalas ōþ sǣ.

     Year 682 In this year Centwine drove the Welsh back to the sea.

Strong i-stem:

• Electronic Sawyer S 1170 (Baldred to Aldhelm, abbot; grant of 100 hides (manentes) near the river Avon, round the wood called Stercanlei (cf. Startley Farm in Great Somerford, Wilts.) and at Cnebbanburg, in exchange for 100 hides (cassati) east of the wood called Braydon, Wilts.), Centwine is mentioned as "Kentwini" in the old text section.