Earnwig
Old English
Etymology
From earn (“eagle”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrnˌwiːj/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠnˌwiːj]
Proper noun
Earnwīġ m
- a male given name
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1017 (King Edward to Tofig, his comes; grant of 2 hides (territoria) at Berghe), Earnwig is mentioned as "Earnwig" in the old text section.
- Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 6, line 7, recorded as "Ærnƿi"