Old English · proper noun
Ælfwine
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈælfˌwi.ne/[ˈæɫvˌwi.ne]
- Syllables
- ˈælf · ˌwi · ne (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- alvin
Meaning
-
a male given name
Hēr man ofslōh Ælfwine bē Trēntan.
In this year a man slew Alvin near the Trent.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Albiwini, from *albi (“elf”) + *wini (“friend”). Equivalent to ælf + wine. Cognate with Old High German Albouin, Italian Alboino.
Descendants
alvin
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