Norþanhymbre

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from norþan (“from the north”) + Humbre (“the Humber”), thus meaning “people from north of the Humber”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnor.θɑnˌxym.bre/, [ˈnorˠ.ðɑnˌhym.bre]

Proper noun

Norþanhymbre m pl

  1. the Northumbrians
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      And of Engle cōman Ēastengle ⁊ Middelengle ⁊ Myrċe ⁊ eall Norðhembra cynn...
      And from Anglia came the East Angles and the Middle Angles and the Mercians and all the Northumbrians...
  2. Northumbria (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative — Norþanhymbre
accusative — Norþanhymbre
genitive — Norþanhymbra
dative — Norþanhymbrum

Derived terms

Descendants

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