Old English · proper noun
Ealdwine
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑldˌwi.ne/[ˈæ͜ɑɫdˌwi.ne]
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑld · ˌwi · ne (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
a male given name
⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare man ġehālgode Tātwine tō ærċebisċeop, sēo wæs ǣr in Mercum preost in Brēodūne. Hine hālgodan Daniel Wæntan bisċeop ⁊ Ingwald Lunden bisċeop ⁊ Aldwine Licetfelda ƀ ⁊ Aldulf Rofesċeastre ƀ...
And in the same year [731], Tatwine, who was previously a priest in Breodun, Mercia, was ordained archbishop. He was ordained by Daniel bishop of Winchester, Ingwald bishop of London, Aldwine bishop of Lichfield, and Aldwulf bishop of Rochester...
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aldawini, from *ald (“old”) + *wini (“friend”). Equivalent to eald + wine. Cognate with Old High German Aldawin.
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