Old English · proper noun
Eadmund
Normalised Ēadmund
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌmund/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑːd · ˌmund (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- eamonedmondedmund
Meaning
-
a male given name
Ēadmund cyngc ġesamnode miċelne sinoð tō Lundenbyriġ on ðā hālgan ēasterlīcan tīd æġðer ġe godcundra ġe worldcundra: ðǣr wæs Ōda arċebisċop ⁊ Wulfstān arċebisċop ⁊ maneġa ōðre bisċopas smeagende ymbon heora sāwle rǣd ⁊ þāra þe him underþēodde wǣron.
King Edmund assembled a great synod in London during the holy Eastertide of men both godly and worldly: there was Archbishop Oda and Archbishop Wulfstan, and many other bishops under them considering the welfare of their souls.
Laws of the Anglo-Saxons: Eadmund I
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Audamundu, from Proto-Germanic *Audamunduz. Equivalent to ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + mund (“protection, protector”).
Descendants
eamon, edmond, edmund
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