Old English · proper noun
Ealhswiþ
Normalised Ealhswīþ
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑlx.swiːθ/[ˈæ͜ɑɫx.swiːθ]
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑlx · swiːθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- elswithelswyth
Meaning
-
a female given name
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Alhaswinþ, from *alh (“sanctuary”) + *swinþ (“strong”). Equivalent to ealh + swīþ. Cognate with Old High German Alahswind.
Descendants
elswith, elswyth
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