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

  1. 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.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ēadwine
accusative Ēadwine
genitive Ēadwines
dative Ēadwine

Descendants

  • English: Edwin (see there for further descendants)

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