Ealdwine
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From eald (“wise, old”) + wine (“friend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑldˌwi.ne/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫdˌwi.ne]
Proper noun
Ealdwine m (West Saxon)
- a male given name
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare man ġehālgode Tātwine tō ærċebisċeop, sēo wæs ǣr in Mercum preost in Brēodūne. Hine hālgodan Daniel Wæntan bisċeop ⁊ Ingwald Lunden bisċeop ⁊ Aldwine Licetfelda ƀ ⁊ Aldulf Rofesċeastre ƀ...
- And in the same year [731], Tatwine, who was previously a priest in Breodun, Mercia, was ordained archbishop. He was ordained by Daniel bishop of Winchester, Ingwald bishop of London, Aldwine bishop of Lichfield, and Aldwulf bishop of Rochester...
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ealdwine | — |
| accusative | Ealdwine | — |
| genitive | Ealdwines | — |
| dative | Ealdwine | — |
Descendants
- → Welsh: Aldwyn
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1422 (The community at Sherborne to Edmund the Ætheling; lease, for life, of land at Holcombe Rogus, Devon, in return for 20 pounds), Ealdwine is mentioned as "Ealdwine" in the text section and the old text section.