Humbre

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxum.bre/, [ˈhum.bre]

Proper noun

Humbre f

  1. the Humber (estuary in England)
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemæro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc.
      At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative Humbre —
accusative Humbran —
genitive Humbran —
dative Humbran —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Humber
    • English: Humber
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