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Old English · proper noun

Godwine

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈɡodˌwi.ne/
Syllables
ˈɡod · ˌwi · ne (3 syllables)
Modern English
godwin

Meaning

  1. a male given name

  2. Godwin of Wessex; Anglo-Saxon Earl of Wessex and father of Harold Godwinson.

Declension

Declension of Godwine
Singular
Nominative Godwine
Accusative Godwine
Genitive Godwines
Dative Godwine

All forms (2)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Godawini, from *god (“god”) + *wini (“friend”). Equivalent to god + wine. Cognate with Old High German Goduin.

Descendants

godwin

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