Suþanhymbre

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Sūþanhymbre m pl

  1. the Southumbrians, Mercians
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCII Hēr Cēnrēd feng tō Sūþanhymbra rīċe.
      Year 702 In this year Cenred ascended to the throne of the Southumbrians.

Declension

singular plural
nominative — Sūþanhymbre
accusative — Sūþanhymbre
genitive — Sūþanhymbra
dative — Sūþanhymbrum

Descendants

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