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Old English · proper noun

Æscwine

Normalised Æsċwine

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈæʃˌwi.ne/
Syllables
ˈæʃ · ˌwi · ne (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a male given name

  2. Æscwine of Wessex; an Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex.

Declension

Declension of Æscwine
Singular
Nominative Æsċwine
Accusative Æsċwine
Genitive Æsċwines
Dative Æsċwine

All forms (2)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Askawini, from *ask (“spear”) + *wini (“friend”). Equivalent to æsċ + wine. Cognate with Old High German Ascuin.

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