Eadwine
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz, equivalent to ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + wine (“friend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwi.ne/
Proper noun
Ēadwine m
- a male given name
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Fēorða wæs Rǣdwold Ēastengla cyning: fīfta Ēadwine Norðanhymbra cyning, sē hæfde rīċe ofer ealle Breotone buton Contwarum ānum.
- Fourth was Rædwald, king of East Anglia; fifth was Eadwine, king of Northumbria, who reigned over all of Britain except Kent alone.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Ēadwine | — |
accusative | Ēadwine | — |
genitive | Ēadwines | — |
dative | Ēadwine | — |
Descendants
- English: Edwin (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Electronic Sawyer S 1516 (Will of Eadwine), is about a man named Eadwine mentioned as "Eadwine".
- Electronic Sawyer S 1519 (Will of Ketel), Ketel's uncle Eadwine is mentioned as "Eadwine".